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Martial arts and dance studios in Brookings County, SD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Brookings County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #734 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $819 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,635
+9.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 martial arts and dance studios in Brookings County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $819 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Brookings County spend about $11.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.9M per studio, 7% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Brookings County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 1,533 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Brookings County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brookings County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Brookings County is 48 (lower middle), #734 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Brookings County compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Brookings County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBrookings CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.44.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.5M$2M
Households per official establishment1,5334,1543,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$819$876$983
Median household income$70,064$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score4870

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$685K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Brookings 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 Brookings County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,635+9.6% since 2020
Households
13,798
Median age
31.9
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
792 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$70,064+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,400
Median home value
$264,600
Jobs located here
19,000
Daytime population
37,385Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Brookings County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD72124.3$2.6M+17.5%#133 of 1,334
2Minnehaha County, SD71313.7$2.5M+7.6%#150 of 1,334
3Pennington County, SD58224.7$1.9M+6.6%#450 of 1,334
4Codington County, SD5754.0$1.9M+4.3%#472 of 1,334
5Lawrence County, SD5454.1$2M+14.0%#549 of 1,334
6Brookings County, SD4864.3$1.9M+9.6%#734 of 1,334
7Brown County, SD3984.9$1.7M−1.7%#963 of 1,334
8Hughes County, SD3256.9$1.3M−0.9%#1,107 of 1,334

Other business types in Brookings County

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Brookings County, SD?

Brookings County has 6 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Brookings County, SD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $11.3M a year, or $819 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 13,798 households in Brookings County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brookings County, SD compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Brookings County has 4.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,533 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Brookings County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Brookings County at 37,635 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,798 households. Median household income in Brookings County is $70,064, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Brookings County scores 48 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #734 of 1,334 scored counties.

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