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Martial arts and dance studios in The Dalles, OR area

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $863 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,310
−1.1% 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

Households in The Dalles area spend about $9.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $863 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

The Dalles area has 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in The Dalles area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,521 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in The Dalles area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, The Dalles area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How The Dalles 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 The Dalles, OR area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureThe Dalles areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.84.74.9
Spending per listing$3M$2.5M$2M
Households per official establishment3,5213,3433,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.5%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$863$1,161$983
Median household income$64,175$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$256K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 The Dalles 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 Dalles area

Population, 2025 estimate
26,310−1.1% since 2020
Households
10,563
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$64,175+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,059
Median home value
$367,400
Jobs located here
10,091
Daytime population
24,380Residents 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 Dalles 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
The Dalles, ORNot scored32.8$3M−1.1%

Other business types in The Dalles 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 Dalles, OR area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 martial arts and dance studios in The Dalles area. 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 Dalles, OR area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9.1M a year, or $863 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 10,563 households in The Dalles area and national spending patterns by income.

How does The Dalles, OR area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Dalles area has 2.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, The Dalles area would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,521 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is The Dalles, OR area growing?

Population estimates put The Dalles area at 26,310 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,563 households. The median household income in The Dalles area is $64,175 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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 Dalles area has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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