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Martial arts and dance studios in Blount County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Blount County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #635 of 1,334 scored counties
#16 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 143,820
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 martial arts and dance studios in Blount County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Blount County comes to about $40.6M a year: $732 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.9M per studio, 4% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Blount County in 2023. That is one for every 3,266 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $22K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Blount County.
Population estimates put the population change in Blount County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Blount County is 51 (upper middle), #635 of 1,334 scored counties and #16 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Blount County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Blount County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,266 | 5,098 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $732 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $77,365 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $22K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 143,820+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,522
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,400
- Median home value
- $320,500
- Jobs located here
- 56,831
- Daytime population
- 134,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Blount County marked.
Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 82 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +15.6% | #27 of 1,334 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 71 | 6 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +7.7% | #154 of 1,334 |
| 3Cumberland County, TN | 69 | 5 | 1.8 | $3M | +8.0% | #174 of 1,334 |
| 4Maury County, TN | 68 | 12 | 2.8 | $2.5M | +16.0% | #204 of 1,334 |
| 5Dickson County, TN | 65 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.2M | +7.7% | #257 of 1,334 |
| 6Robertson County, TN | 65 | 10 | 3.5 | $2.1M | +9.9% | #262 of 1,334 |
| 7Tipton County, TN | 63 | 5 | 2.2 | $3M | +2.0% | #297 of 1,334 |
| 8Sevier County, TN | 63 | 11 | 2.7 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #305 of 1,334 |
| 9Hawkins County, TN | 60 | 5 | 2.1 | $2.5M | +5.0% | #370 of 1,334 |
| 10Davidson County, TN | 58 | 133 | 4.1 | $2M | +4.2% | #441 of 1,334 |
| 16Blount County, TN | 51 | 21 | 3.8 | $1.9M | +6.0% | #635 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Blount 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 classes54
- Gyms67
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios61
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Blount County, TN?
Blount County has 21 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $40.6M a year, or $732 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Blount County has 3.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Blount County would have about 20, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,266 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #635 of 1,334 scored counties.
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