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Martial arts and dance studios in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #177 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 48
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $78.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $630 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 349,001
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 martial arts and dance studios in the Clarksville metro area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in the Clarksville metro area spend about $78.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $630 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 19% 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 the Clarksville metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,345 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Clarksville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Clarksville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, the Clarksville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #177 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Clarksville metro area 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 | Clarksville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,345 | 5,098 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $630 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,967 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 482 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Clarksville metro area, 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 the Clarksville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 349,001+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 124,867
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,158 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $68,967+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,173
- Median home value
- $253,300
- Jobs located here
- 93,447
- Daytime population
- 310,494Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Clarksville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chattanooga, TN-GA | 60 | 84 | 3.6 | $2M | +5.3% | #101 of 387 |
| 2Jackson, TN | 58 | 20 | 2.8 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #113 of 387 |
| 3Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 53 | 157 | 3.0 | $2.3M | −0.3% | #152 of 387 |
| 4Clarksville, TN-KY | 51 | 48 | 3.8 | $1.6M | +8.5% | #177 of 387 |
| 5Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 50 | 385 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +8.7% | #186 of 387 |
| 6Morristown, TN | 47 | 20 | 4.2 | $1.4M | +7.9% | #236 of 387 |
| 7Knoxville, TN | 46 | 167 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +6.9% | #241 of 387 |
| 8Cleveland, TN | 46 | 23 | 4.6 | $1.4M | +6.1% | #242 of 387 |
| 9Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 37 | 53 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #316 of 387 |
| 10Johnson City, TN | 29 | 41 | 4.6 | $1.3M | +4.3% | #358 of 387 |
Other business types in the Clarksville metro area
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 classes51
- Gyms51
- 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 the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area?
There are 48 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Clarksville metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. 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 the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $78.7M a year, or $630 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 124,867 households in the Clarksville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Clarksville metro area 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 $1.6M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Clarksville metro area would have about 39, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,345 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Clarksville metro area at 349,001 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,867 households. Median household income in the Clarksville metro area is $68,967, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. The Clarksville metro area scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #177 of 387 scored metro areas.
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