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Martial arts and dance studios in Davidson County, TN

The martial arts and dance studios in Davidson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #441 of 1,334 scored counties
#10 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
133
5 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
78
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$264.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $813 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
745,904
+4.2% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Davidson County comes to about $264.2M a year: $813 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 133 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 4%, 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Davidson County was 78 in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,165 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Davidson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Davidson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davidson County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #441 of 1,334 scored counties and #10 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Davidson 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 Davidson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.94.9
Spending per listing$2M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishment4,1655,0983,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+23.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$813$703$983
Median household income$77,853$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 78+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
474
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1335 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
745,904+4.2% since 2020
Households
324,907
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,421
Median household income
$77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,747
Median home value
$417,400
Jobs located here
594,502
Daytime population
954,372Residents 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 Davidson 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

Other business types in Davidson 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 Davidson County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 133 martial arts and dance studios in Davidson County. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019.

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

About $264.2M a year, or $813 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 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 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davidson 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, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Davidson County would have about 131, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,165 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 58 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #441 of 1,334 scored counties.

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