Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Martial arts and dance studios in the Stillwater, OK area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Stillwater, OK area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #268 of 378 scored small-town markets
#3 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $555 a household
- Spending per listing
- $905K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,889
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $555 per household (44% below the U.S. average), households in the Stillwater area spend about $18.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $905K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
The Stillwater area has 20 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Stillwater area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 8,152 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Stillwater area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Stillwater area is 39 (lower middle), #268 of 378 scored small-town markets and #3 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma.
How the Stillwater area 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 | Stillwater area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $905K | $1.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,152 | 5,225 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $555 | $649 | $983 |
| Median household income | $49,809 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $335K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 the Stillwater area, 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 the Stillwater area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,889+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 32,609
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $49,809+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,380
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,589
- Daytime population
- 83,345Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Stillwater area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shawnee, OK | 61 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #109 of 378 |
| 2Duncan, OK | 42 | 7 | 4.0 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #247 of 378 |
| 3Stillwater, OK | 39 | 20 | 6.1 | $905K | +2.8% | #268 of 378 |
| 4Bartlesville, OK | 38 | 11 | 5.2 | $1.2M | +2.7% | #275 of 378 |
| 5Ada, OK | 27 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #338 of 378 |
| 6Tahlequah, OK | 26 | 14 | 7.5 | $714K | +4.5% | #345 of 378 |
| 7Ardmore, OK | 25 | 11 | 5.8 | $1M | +1.8% | #349 of 378 |
| 8Ponca City, OK | 20 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #360 of 378 |
| 9Altus, OK | 18 | 7 | 7.2 | $840K | +0.1% | #363 of 378 |
| 10McAlester, OK | 11 | 10 | 5.6 | $952K | −1.1% | #370 of 378 |
Other business types in the Stillwater area
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 classes33
- Gyms41
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios39
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Stillwater, OK area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 martial arts and dance studios in the Stillwater area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Stillwater, OK area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $18.1M a year, or $555 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $905K 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 32,609 households in the Stillwater area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Stillwater, OK area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Stillwater area has 6.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $905K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Stillwater area would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,152 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Stillwater, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Stillwater area at 83,889 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,609 households. The median household income in the Stillwater area is $49,809 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Stillwater area scores 39 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #268 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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