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Martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County, SD

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #549 of 1,334 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $830 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,459
+14.0% 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 Lawrence County spend about $10M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $830 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 2,009 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #549 of 1,334 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.44.9
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$2M
Households per official establishment2,0094,1543,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$830$876$983
Median household income$73,384$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score5470

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 6
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$381K
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
29,459+14.0% since 2020
Households
12,054
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
800 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,174
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
13,155
Daytime population
27,824Residents 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $10M a year, or $830 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 12,054 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with 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 2,009 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Lawrence County scores 54 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #549 of 1,334 scored counties.

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