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Martial arts and dance studios in Knox County, TN
The martial arts and dance studios in Knox County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #872 of 1,334 scored counties
#27 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 109
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $152.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $758 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Knox County spend about $152.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $758 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per studio, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Knox County has 109 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Knox County was 51 in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,944 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Knox County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Knox County is 43 (lower middle), #872 of 1,334 scored counties and #27 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,944 | 5,098 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.9% | +23.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $758 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 51+15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 492
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1096 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
| 27Knox County, TN | 43 | 109 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #872 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Knox 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 classes41
- Gyms43
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios43
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Knox County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 martial arts and dance studios in Knox County. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $152.5M a year, or $758 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Knox County has 5.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Knox County would have about 76, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,944 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 43 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #872 of 1,334 scored counties.
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