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Martial arts and dance studios in Newport County, RI
How Newport County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,078 of 1,334 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 29
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Newport County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,078 of 1,334 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Newport County comes to about $43.6M a year: $1,183 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 29 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Newport County has 29 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 61% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Newport County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,458 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $64K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Newport County. Population estimates put the population change in Newport County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Newport County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,458 | 2,582 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,183 | $1,012 | $983 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $64K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Newport 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 Newport County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,051−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $103,514+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,641
- Median home value
- $609,700
- Jobs located here
- 36,087
- Daytime population
- 83,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Newport County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 38 | 170 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #988 of 1,334 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 36 | 41 | 7.8 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #1,019 of 1,334 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 36 | 62 | 8.5 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #1,023 of 1,334 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 35 | 19 | 9.5 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #1,041 of 1,334 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 33 | 29 | 7.9 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #1,078 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Newport 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 classes27
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios27
- Martial arts and dance studios33
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Newport County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 martial arts and dance studios in Newport County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $43.6M a year, or $1,183 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 36,868 households in Newport County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport County, RI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Newport County has 7.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Newport County would have about 22, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,458 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Newport County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Newport County at 83,051 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Newport County is $103,514 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Newport County scores 33 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,078 of 1,334 scored counties.
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