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Martial arts and dance studios in Wilson County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #598 of 1,334 scored counties
#15 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
36
4 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $907 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
175,033
+17.8% 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

At $907 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Wilson County spend about $53.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 36 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Wilson County has 36 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 11%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wilson County in 2023. That is one for every 3,696 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wilson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilson County grew 17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Wilson County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #598 of 1,334 scored counties and #15 of 38 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Wilson 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 Wilson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWilson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.13.94.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishment3,6965,0983,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.8%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$907$703$983
Median household income$95,839$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5352

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 16
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
364 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$300K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
175,033+17.8% since 2020
Households
59,139
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
278
Median household income
$95,839+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,252
Median home value
$428,000
Jobs located here
61,176
Daytime population
139,995Residents 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 Wilson 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
15Wilson County, TN53366.1$1.5M+17.8%#598 of 1,334

Other business types in Wilson 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 Wilson County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 martial arts and dance studios in Wilson County. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $53.7M a year, or $907 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 59,139 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilson County has 6.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Wilson County would have about 27, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,696 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Wilson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Wilson County at 175,033 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,139 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $95,839 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Wilson County scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #598 of 1,334 scored counties.

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