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Martial arts and dance studios in Cherokee County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Cherokee County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,248 of 1,334 scored counties
#18 of 25 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $535 a household
- Spending per listing
- $714K
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,196
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Cherokee County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,248 of 1,334 scored counties and #18 of 25 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $535 per household (46% below the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $10M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $714K per studio, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 21%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cherokee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the martial arts and dance studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Cherokee County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $714K | $1.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,225 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $535 | $649 | $983 |
| Median household income | $53,218 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cherokee County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,196+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,698
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 749 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $53,218+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,290
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,276
- Daytime population
- 42,397Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Logan County, OK | 82 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +11.5% | #28 of 1,334 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 80 | 7 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +14.6% | #41 of 1,334 |
| 3Rogers County, OK | 78 | 9 | 2.5 | $3.1M | +7.1% | #59 of 1,334 |
| 4Grady County, OK | 68 | 6 | 2.9 | $2.4M | +7.7% | #206 of 1,334 |
| 5McClain County, OK | 63 | 7 | 4.3 | $1.8M | +18.4% | #316 of 1,334 |
| 6Canadian County, OK | 62 | 26 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +20.4% | #342 of 1,334 |
| 7Pottawatomie County, OK | 53 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #570 of 1,334 |
| 8Creek County, OK | 52 | 10 | 3.5 | $1.7M | +4.4% | #618 of 1,334 |
| 9Comanche County, OK | 38 | 19 | 4.2 | $1.3M | +0.8% | #989 of 1,334 |
| 10Washington County, OK | 36 | 11 | 5.2 | $1.2M | +2.7% | #1,025 of 1,334 |
| 18Cherokee County, OK | 21 | 14 | 7.5 | $714K | +4.5% | #1,248 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Cherokee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes23
- Gyms28
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios21
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Cherokee County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 martial arts and dance studios in Cherokee County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cherokee County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cherokee County, OK spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10M a year, or $535 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $714K per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,698 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, OK compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Cherokee County has 7.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $714K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 5, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Cherokee County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 49,196 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,698 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,218 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Cherokee County scores 21 for martial arts and dance studios (low), #1,248 of 1,334 scored counties.
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