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Martial arts and dance studios in Codington County, SD
The martial arts and dance studios in Codington County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #472 of 1,334 scored counties
#4 of 8 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,562
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $773 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Codington County spend about $9.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.9M per studio, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Codington County has 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Codington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $309K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Codington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Codington County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Codington County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #472 of 1,334 scored counties and #4 of 8 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Codington 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.
| Measure | Codington County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,154 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $773 | $876 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,727 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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
- 1
- Amount
- $309K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Codington 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 Codington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,562+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,526
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $72,727+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,805
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,302
- Daytime population
- 29,337Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Codington County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 72 | 12 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +17.5% | #133 of 1,334 |
| 2Minnehaha County, SD | 71 | 31 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +7.6% | #150 of 1,334 |
| 3Pennington County, SD | 58 | 22 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #450 of 1,334 |
| 4Codington County, SD | 57 | 5 | 4.0 | $1.9M | +4.3% | #472 of 1,334 |
| 5Lawrence County, SD | 54 | 5 | 4.1 | $2M | +14.0% | #549 of 1,334 |
| 6Brookings County, SD | 48 | 6 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +9.6% | #734 of 1,334 |
| 7Brown County, SD | 39 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #963 of 1,334 |
| 8Hughes County, SD | 32 | 5 | 6.9 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #1,107 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Codington 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 classes46
- Gyms37
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios57
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Codington County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 martial arts and dance studios in Codington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Codington County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Codington County, SD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.7M a year, or $773 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 12,526 households in Codington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Codington County, SD compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Codington County has 4.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 4% 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.
How fast is Codington County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Codington County at 29,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,526 households. The median household income in Codington County is $72,727 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Codington County scores 57 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #472 of 1,334 scored counties.
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