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Martial arts and dance studios in Putnam County, TN
How Putnam County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #810 of 1,334 scored counties
#24 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $590 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Putnam County spend about $19.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $590 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per studio, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Putnam County has 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Putnam County in 2023. That is one for every 11,200 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Putnam County is 46 (lower middle), #810 of 1,334 scored counties and #24 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,200 | 5,098 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $590 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $514K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 |
| 24Putnam County, TN | 46 | 18 | 5.4 | $1.1M | +8.1% | #810 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 classes34
- Gyms30
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios44
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Putnam County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 martial arts and dance studios in Putnam County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $19.8M a year, or $590 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Putnam 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 $1.1M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Putnam County would have about 10, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,200 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 46 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #810 of 1,334 scored counties.
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