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Martial arts and dance studios in Fayette County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Fayette County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #154 of 1,334 scored counties
#2 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,071
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 martial arts and dance studios in Fayette County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Fayette County comes to about $13.8M a year: $804 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per studio, 14% above 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 Fayette County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fayette County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #154 of 1,334 scored counties and #2 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,098 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $804 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $88,456 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 52 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,071+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 17,210
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $88,456+45.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,294
- Median home value
- $340,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,545
- Daytime population
- 31,789Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 classes85
- Gyms83
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios71
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Fayette County, TN?
There are 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Fayette 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 Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Fayette County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.8M a year, or $804 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 17,210 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, TN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Fayette County has 3.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Fayette County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Fayette County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 45,071 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,210 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $88,456, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.7%, 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. Fayette County scores 71 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #154 of 1,334 scored counties.
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