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Martial arts and dance studios in the Tulsa, OK metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Tulsa, OK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #324 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 200
- 10 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- +13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $283.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $697 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,273
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, the Tulsa metro area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #324 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 martial arts and dance studios in the Tulsa metro area. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in the Tulsa metro area spend about $283.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $697 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per studio, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Tulsa metro area in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,147 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Tulsa metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Tulsa metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tulsa metro 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 | Tulsa metro area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,147 | 5,225 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.8% | +14.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $697 | $649 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,359 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98+13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 646
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Tulsa metro 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 Tulsa metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,273+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 406,447
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $69,359+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,898
- Median home value
- $221,700
- Jobs located here
- 463,622
- Daytime population
- 1,045,426Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Tulsa metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oklahoma City, OK | 38 | 272 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +5.8% | #305 of 387 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 38 | 35 | 3.8 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #306 of 387 |
| 2Tulsa, OK | 36 | 200 | 4.9 | $1.4M | +5.1% | #324 of 387 |
| 3Lawton, OK | 34 | 19 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #336 of 387 |
| 4Enid, OK | 6 | 15 | 6.3 | $982K | −1.5% | #387 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tulsa metro 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 classes36
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios52
- Martial arts and dance studios36
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Tulsa, OK metro area?
There are 200 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Tulsa metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tulsa, OK metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $283.5M a year, or $697 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 406,447 households in the Tulsa metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tulsa, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Tulsa metro area has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Tulsa metro area would have about 141, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,147 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tulsa, OK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tulsa metro area at 1,069,273 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 406,447 households. Median household income in the Tulsa metro area is $69,359, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. The Tulsa metro area scores 36 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #324 of 387 scored metro areas.
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