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Martial arts and dance studios in Cocke County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,126 of 1,334 scored counties
#34 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $464 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,889
+5.1% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Cocke County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,126 of 1,334 scored counties and #34 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 martial arts and dance studios in Cocke County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cocke County comes to about $7.2M a year: $464 per household, 53% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.4M per studio, 29% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cocke County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cocke County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cocke 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Cocke County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCocke CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.94.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,0983,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$464$703$983
Median household income$48,016$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3152

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
4The 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 Cocke 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 Cocke County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,889+5.1% since 2020
Households
15,509
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$48,016+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,218
Median home value
$158,100
Jobs located here
7,244
Daytime population
28,851Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudon County, TN8262.5$3.2M+15.6%#27 of 1,334
2Fayette County, TN7163.5$2.3M+7.7%#154 of 1,334
3Cumberland County, TN6951.8$3M+8.0%#174 of 1,334
4Maury County, TN68122.8$2.5M+16.0%#204 of 1,334
5Dickson County, TN6573.2$2.2M+7.7%#257 of 1,334
6Robertson County, TN65103.5$2.1M+9.9%#262 of 1,334
7Tipton County, TN6352.2$3M+2.0%#297 of 1,334
8Sevier County, TN63112.7$2.2M+2.5%#305 of 1,334
9Hawkins County, TN6052.1$2.5M+5.0%#370 of 1,334
10Davidson County, TN581334.1$2M+4.2%#441 of 1,334
34Cocke County, TN3153.2$1.4M+5.1%#1,126 of 1,334

Other business types in Cocke 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 Cocke County, TN?

There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Cocke County as of September 2026. 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 Cocke County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cocke County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $7.2M a year, or $464 per household. That is 53% below the U.S. average (an index of 47, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 15,509 households in Cocke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cocke County has 3.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Cocke County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Cocke County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Cocke County at 37,889 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,509 households. Median household income in Cocke County is $48,016, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Cocke County scores 31 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,126 of 1,334 scored counties.

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