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Martial arts and dance studios in the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR area

The martial arts and dance studios in the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 86 out of 100: High

Ranked #4 of 378 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Oregon

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $894 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
93,721
+1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For martial arts and dance studios, the Hermiston-Pendleton area has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #4 of 378 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for martial arts and dance studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 martial arts and dance studios in the Hermiston-Pendleton area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Hermiston-Pendleton area comes to about $29.5M a year: $894 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 martial arts and dance studios, that is $3.7M per studio, 83% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Hermiston-Pendleton area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 11,011 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Hermiston-Pendleton area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Hermiston-Pendleton area compares

The same measures for Oregon 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Hermiston-Pendleton, OR area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureHermiston-Pendleton areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.74.9
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.5M$2M
Households per official establishment11,0113,3433,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.5%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$894$1,161$983
Median household income$68,427$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score8661

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$325K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Hermiston-Pendleton 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 Hermiston-Pendleton area

Population, 2025 estimate
93,721+1.8% since 2020
Households
33,033
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
5,246 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$68,427+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,719
Median home value
$275,100
Jobs located here
38,176
Daytime population
90,680Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Oregon

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Hermiston-Pendleton area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oregon

Small-town markets in Oregon ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR8682.4$3.7M+1.8%#4 of 378
2Newport, OR7662.6$3.3M+0.3%#18 of 378
3Coos Bay-North Bend, OR65103.5$2.5M−1.5%#79 of 378
4Roseburg, OR64204.2$2M+0.6%#89 of 378
5Ontario, OR-ID6494.5$1.8M+5.0%#92 of 378
6Klamath Falls, OR63113.8$2.1M+0.9%#99 of 378
7Astoria, OR5095.0$1.9M−0.6%#187 of 378
8La Grande, OR4565.5$1.6M−1.0%#228 of 378
9Hood River, OR4077.8$1.7M−0.7%#257 of 378

Other business types in the Hermiston-Pendleton area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR area?

The Hermiston-Pendleton area has 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $29.5M a year, or $894 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 33,033 households in the Hermiston-Pendleton area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Hermiston-Pendleton area has 2.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3.7M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Hermiston-Pendleton area would have about 15, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,011 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR area growing?

Population estimates put the Hermiston-Pendleton area at 93,721 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,033 households. Median household income in the Hermiston-Pendleton area is $68,427, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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 Hermiston-Pendleton area scores 86 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #4 of 378 scored small-town markets.

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