Market rankings · Texas
Martial arts and dance studios in Texas
Markets across Texas ranked by the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,115
- 430 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 2,934
- +20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.9B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #36 of 51
- Market score 43 · Lower middle
A site report maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,115 martial arts and dance studios in Texas. 430 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Texas comes to about $8.9B a year: $810 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 14% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,934 businesses with payroll in Texas classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,747 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 199 SBA-backed loans worth $118.1M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Texas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #36 for martial arts and dance studios, with a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Midland metro area scores highest (78). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Athens area scores highest (76).
Every market in Texas for martial arts and dance studios
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 78 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +9.8% | #12 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 72 | 16 | 2.5 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #24 of 387 |
| 3Amarillo, TX | 51 | 31 | 3.0 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #173 of 387 |
| 4College Station-Bryan, TX | 51 | 33 | 3.1 | $2.1M | +6.9% | #174 of 387 |
| 5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 51 | 1,471 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +10.6% | #176 of 387 |
| 6Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 50 | 1,269 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +10.3% | #187 of 387 |
| 7Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 50 | 565 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +14.0% | #188 of 387 |
| 8San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 49 | 442 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +9.5% | #203 of 387 |
| 9Sherman-Denison, TX | 48 | 28 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +12.8% | #215 of 387 |
| 10Lubbock, TX | 47 | 47 | 3.3 | $2M | +4.6% | #222 of 387 |
| 11San Angelo, TX | 47 | 17 | 3.6 | $1.8M | +0.3% | #229 of 387 |
| 12Killeen-Temple, TX | 47 | 74 | 4.2 | $1.5M | +7.2% | #234 of 387 |
| 13Wichita Falls, TX | 41 | 19 | 3.3 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #275 of 387 |
| 14Waco, TX | 41 | 42 | 3.8 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #276 of 387 |
| 15Corpus Christi, TX | 40 | 67 | 4.0 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #288 of 387 |
| 16Longview, TX | 40 | 48 | 4.4 | $1.4M | +3.8% | #293 of 387 |
| 17Laredo, TX | 39 | 58 | 7.1 | $835K | +5.2% | #299 of 387 |
| 18McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 38 | 140 | 5.2 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #308 of 387 |
| 19Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 34 | 78 | 5.6 | $930K | +3.0% | #337 of 387 |
| 20Tyler, TX | 32 | 50 | 6.0 | $1.2M | +7.8% | #344 of 387 |
| 21Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 30 | 62 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #347 of 387 |
| 22Abilene, TX | 30 | 29 | 4.4 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #348 of 387 |
| 23Texarkana, TX-AR | 29 | 22 | 3.9 | $1.5M | −0.4% | #355 of 387 |
| 24El Paso, TX | 28 | 141 | 4.7 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #366 of 387 |
| 25Victoria, TX | 26 | 24 | 6.4 | $1M | +1.6% | #378 of 387 |
| 26Eagle Pass, TX | 14 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #386 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Athens, TX | 76 | 7 | 2.1 | $3M | +7.5% | #20 of 378 |
| 2Jacksonville, TX | 65 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.2M | +5.4% | #82 of 378 |
| 3Lufkin, TX | 62 | 9 | 2.8 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #103 of 378 |
| 4Fredericksburg, TX | 60 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +6.6% | #121 of 378 |
| 5Brenham, TX | 55 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +7.0% | #151 of 378 |
| 6Kerrville, TX | 53 | 10 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #170 of 378 |
| 7Granbury, TX | 49 | 14 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +13.6% | #205 of 378 |
| 8Paris, TX | 46 | 11 | 4.4 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #220 of 378 |
| 9Huntsville, TX | 42 | 9 | 3.5 | $1.5M | +9.5% | #249 of 378 |
| 10El Campo, TX | 41 | 7 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +1.2% | #254 of 378 |
| 11Palestine, TX | 38 | 7 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #271 of 378 |
| 12Stephenville, TX | 38 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #272 of 378 |
| 13Brownwood, TX | 37 | 5 | 3.3 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #283 of 378 |
| 14Mount Pleasant, TX | 37 | 8 | 3.8 | $1.5M | +2.5% | #286 of 378 |
| 15Mineral Wells, TX | 36 | 7 | 6.2 | $1M | +8.2% | #296 of 378 |
| 16Nacogdoches, TX | 34 | 10 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #304 of 378 |
| 17Big Spring, TX | 31 | 5 | 4.1 | $1.7M | −12.4% | #317 of 378 |
| 18Bay City, TX | 29 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +0.5% | #327 of 378 |
| 19Kingsville, TX | 14 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #367 of 378 |
| Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.1 | $2.1M | +0.7% | |
| Corsicana, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $3.9M | +8.2% | |
| Del Rio, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $3.3M | +0.5% | |
| Alice, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $3M | −1.3% | |
| Gainesville, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $4.2M | +6.5% | |
| Sulphur Springs, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.9 | $2.3M | +6.1% |
Show all 41 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview, TX | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $1.7M | −3.0% | |
| Bonham, TX | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $3.1M | +9.2% | |
| Beeville, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $2.5M | +4.7% | |
| Uvalde, TX | Not scored | 3 | 3.6 | $1.5M | +1.6% | |
| Pampa, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $2.5M | −1.1% | |
| Dumas, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.0% | |
| Borger, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.7 | $1.1M | −4.5% | |
| Raymondville, TX | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $957K | −0.8% | |
| Port Lavaca, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $3.1M | −2.3% | |
| Andrews, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $5.1M | +1.6% | |
| Hereford, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $3.5M | +0.5% | |
| Snyder, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $1.8M | −4.5% | |
| Sweetwater, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $1.7M | −4.1% | |
| Zapata, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.4 | $954K | −0.9% | |
| Town of Pecos, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $2.6M | −17.8% | |
| Vernon, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.5M | −2.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wise County, TX | 82 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +21.5% | #31 of 1,334 |
| 2Midland County, TX | 78 | 26 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +10.0% | #61 of 1,334 |
| 3Bastrop County, TX | 78 | 14 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +21.3% | #63 of 1,334 |
| 4Wilson County, TX | 77 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +12.2% | #72 of 1,334 |
| 5Guadalupe County, TX | 75 | 21 | 3.2 | $2.6M | +15.8% | #81 of 1,334 |
| 6Burnet County, TX | 74 | 7 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +15.2% | #101 of 1,334 |
| 7San Patricio County, TX | 73 | 6 | 2.4 | $2.8M | +4.7% | #113 of 1,334 |
| 8Ellis County, TX | 73 | 32 | 4.5 | $2M | +24.0% | #122 of 1,334 |
| 9Ector County, TX | 71 | 16 | 2.5 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #143 of 1,334 |
| 10Henderson County, TX | 70 | 7 | 2.1 | $3M | +7.5% | #159 of 1,334 |
| 11Liberty County, TX | 66 | 10 | 3.2 | $2.1M | +31.3% | #244 of 1,334 |
| 12Hardin County, TX | 66 | 8 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #245 of 1,334 |
| 13Caldwell County, TX | 65 | 5 | 3.0 | $2.2M | +20.0% | #258 of 1,334 |
| 14Kendall County, TX | 65 | 10 | 5.6 | $2M | +19.6% | #265 of 1,334 |
| 15Rockwall County, TX | 65 | 25 | 6.1 | $2M | +28.9% | #267 of 1,334 |
| 16Johnson County, TX | 65 | 28 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +20.5% | #269 of 1,334 |
| 17Wood County, TX | 64 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.3M | +10.3% | #286 of 1,334 |
| 18Parker County, TX | 64 | 33 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +23.5% | #294 of 1,334 |
| 19Atascosa County, TX | 63 | 5 | 3.0 | $2.2M | +8.7% | #308 of 1,334 |
| 20Denton County, TX | 62 | 196 | 5.4 | $2M | +16.9% | #337 of 1,334 |
| 21Randall County, TX | 61 | 19 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +7.9% | #351 of 1,334 |
| 22Van Zandt County, TX | 60 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.1M | +10.7% | #378 of 1,334 |
| 23Galveston County, TX | 59 | 59 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #406 of 1,334 |
| 24Cherokee County, TX | 58 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.2M | +5.4% | #437 of 1,334 |
| 25Montgomery County, TX | 58 | 141 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +24.9% | #454 of 1,334 |
Show all 254 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Angelina County, TX | 57 | 9 | 2.8 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #466 of 1,334 |
| 27Travis County, TX | 57 | 310 | 5.3 | $1.9M | +7.2% | #471 of 1,334 |
| 28Collin County, TX | 56 | 271 | 6.5 | $1.8M | +20.6% | #502 of 1,334 |
| 29Fort Bend County, TX | 54 | 180 | 6.1 | $1.8M | +17.4% | #561 of 1,334 |
| 30Harris County, TX | 54 | 796 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +6.6% | #563 of 1,334 |
| 31Brazoria County, TX | 53 | 74 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +12.2% | #593 of 1,334 |
| 32Comal County, TX | 53 | 42 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +27.9% | #595 of 1,334 |
| 33Austin County, TX | 52 | 5 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +11.6% | #612 of 1,334 |
| 34Hays County, TX | 52 | 53 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +24.8% | #619 of 1,334 |
| 35Gillespie County, TX | 52 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +6.6% | #620 of 1,334 |
| 36Hunt County, TX | 52 | 18 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +23.0% | #621 of 1,334 |
| 37Grayson County, TX | 52 | 28 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +12.8% | #623 of 1,334 |
| 38Lubbock County, TX | 51 | 43 | 3.4 | $2M | +5.6% | #633 of 1,334 |
| 39Washington County, TX | 51 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +7.0% | #637 of 1,334 |
| 40Dallas County, TX | 51 | 418 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #640 of 1,334 |
| 41Tom Green County, TX | 50 | 17 | 3.6 | $1.8M | +0.4% | #675 of 1,334 |
| 42Tarrant County, TX | 50 | 414 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +6.3% | #683 of 1,334 |
| 43Bexar County, TX | 50 | 351 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #685 of 1,334 |
| 44Kaufman County, TX | 50 | 27 | 5.3 | $1.5M | +42.2% | #686 of 1,334 |
| 45Kerr County, TX | 49 | 10 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #721 of 1,334 |
| 46Brazos County, TX | 48 | 32 | 3.5 | $1.9M | +6.2% | #733 of 1,334 |
| 47Williamson County, TX | 48 | 183 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +22.3% | #745 of 1,334 |
| 48Potter County, TX | 46 | 11 | 2.6 | $2.2M | −3.3% | #776 of 1,334 |
| 49Hood County, TX | 46 | 14 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +13.6% | #802 of 1,334 |
| 50Bell County, TX | 46 | 64 | 4.5 | $1.4M | +8.0% | #805 of 1,334 |
| 51Coryell County, TX | 45 | 9 | 3.3 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #817 of 1,334 |
| 52Rusk County, TX | 44 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +5.0% | #846 of 1,334 |
| 53McLennan County, TX | 42 | 39 | 4.0 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #890 of 1,334 |
| 54Fayette County, TX | 40 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +3.9% | #945 of 1,334 |
| 55Hidalgo County, TX | 40 | 140 | 5.2 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #952 of 1,334 |
| 56Webb County, TX | 40 | 58 | 7.1 | $835K | +5.2% | #954 of 1,334 |
| 57Smith County, TX | 38 | 50 | 6.0 | $1.2M | +7.8% | #991 of 1,334 |
| 58Lamar County, TX | 38 | 11 | 5.5 | $1.1M | +2.7% | #994 of 1,334 |
| 59Nueces County, TX | 37 | 58 | 4.4 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #1,000 of 1,334 |
| 60Walker County, TX | 37 | 9 | 3.5 | $1.5M | +9.5% | #1,002 of 1,334 |
| 61Cameron County, TX | 37 | 78 | 5.6 | $930K | +3.0% | #1,012 of 1,334 |
| 62Wichita County, TX | 36 | 18 | 3.7 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #1,017 of 1,334 |
| 63Orange County, TX | 35 | 14 | 4.3 | $1.7M | +1.8% | #1,034 of 1,334 |
| 64Harrison County, TX | 35 | 11 | 4.2 | $1.5M | +4.6% | #1,038 of 1,334 |
| 65El Paso County, TX | 33 | 141 | 4.7 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #1,087 of 1,334 |
| 66Wharton County, TX | 32 | 7 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +1.2% | #1,095 of 1,334 |
| 67Jefferson County, TX | 32 | 40 | 4.2 | $1.5M | −0.7% | #1,099 of 1,334 |
| 68Brown County, TX | 30 | 5 | 3.3 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #1,141 of 1,334 |
| 69Anderson County, TX | 30 | 7 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #1,144 of 1,334 |
| 70Palo Pinto County, TX | 30 | 7 | 6.2 | $1M | +8.2% | #1,147 of 1,334 |
| 71Erath County, TX | 29 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #1,158 of 1,334 |
| 72Taylor County, TX | 29 | 28 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +4.6% | #1,160 of 1,334 |
| 73Gregg County, TX | 28 | 26 | 5.4 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #1,174 of 1,334 |
| 74Victoria County, TX | 28 | 23 | 6.6 | $991K | +1.5% | #1,178 of 1,334 |
| 75Howard County, TX | 26 | 5 | 4.1 | $1.7M | −12.4% | #1,189 of 1,334 |
| 76Nacogdoches County, TX | 26 | 10 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #1,191 of 1,334 |
| 77Bowie County, TX | 22 | 19 | 5.4 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #1,232 of 1,334 |
| 78Matagorda County, TX | 21 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +0.5% | #1,238 of 1,334 |
| 79Maverick County, TX | 20 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #1,253 of 1,334 |
| 80Young County, TX | 19 | 5 | 6.5 | $962K | +1.7% | #1,265 of 1,334 |
| 81Titus County, TX | 15 | 6 | 5.4 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #1,293 of 1,334 |
| 82Kleberg County, TX | 12 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #1,303 of 1,334 |
| Starr County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.1 | $2.1M | +0.7% | |
| Waller County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $16.1M | +21.9% | |
| Navarro County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $3.9M | +8.2% | |
| Medina County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $3.2M | +11.4% | |
| Polk County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $3.9M | +5.9% | |
| Chambers County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $8.7M | +22.6% | |
| Val Verde County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $3.3M | +0.5% | |
| Cooke County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $4.2M | +6.5% | |
| Upshur County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $2.4M | +8.2% | |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $2.5M | −0.2% | |
| Hopkins County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.9 | $2.3M | +6.1% | |
| Hill County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $4.2M | +9.8% | |
| Fannin County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $3.1M | +9.2% | |
| Jasper County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $7.6M | +0.5% | |
| Hale County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $1.4M | −2.0% | |
| Grimes County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3.4M | +16.3% | |
| Bee County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $2.5M | +4.7% | |
| Cass County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $6.4M | +0.7% | |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $6.6M | +7.1% | |
| Milam County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 3.0 | $2.1M | +6.0% | |
| Uvalde County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 3.6 | $1.5M | +1.6% | |
| Aransas County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 2.4 | $3M | +9.3% | |
| Shelby County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $4.9M | +1.0% | |
| Panola County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3M | +2.3% | |
| Lampasas County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $6.6M | +9.0% | |
| Llano County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $4.1M | +9.5% | |
| Limestone County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $2.4M | +3.2% | |
| Gaines County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.1M | +10.4% | |
| Houston County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $2.3M | +1.1% | |
| Bandera County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +9.0% | |
| Moore County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.0% | |
| Hockley County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $2.6M | +0.5% | |
| Montague County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | $1.3M | +9.6% | |
| Gray County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $2.4M | −1.3% | |
| Colorado County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $1.9M | +3.9% | |
| Lavaca County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Jones County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $3.4M | +6.1% | |
| Tyler County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $2M | +3.1% | |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.7 | $1.1M | −4.5% | |
| Willacy County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $957K | −0.8% | |
| Freestone County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $4.5M | +7.1% | |
| DeWitt County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $2.1M | +2.4% | |
| Calhoun County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $3.1M | −2.3% | |
| Gonzales County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $2.1M | +2.5% | |
| Burleson County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $5.3M | +16.2% | |
| Bosque County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $1.6M | +3.6% | |
| Andrews County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $5.1M | +1.6% | |
| Frio County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $1.4M | +2.3% | |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $3.5M | +0.5% | |
| Eastland County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $2M | +1.9% | |
| Lee County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $2.4M | +7.0% | |
| Falls County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.5% | |
| Robertson County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.4% | |
| Scurry County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $1.8M | −4.5% | |
| Leon County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +7.1% | |
| Jackson County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $1.9M | +2.6% | |
| Karnes County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.4% | |
| Pecos County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $3.7M | −4.1% | |
| Nolan County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $1.7M | −4.1% | |
| Callahan County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Trinity County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $3.1M | +5.5% | |
| Comanche County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $3.1M | +5.9% | |
| Zapata County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.4 | $954K | −0.9% | |
| Madison County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +5.7% | |
| Lamb County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.5M | −3.3% | |
| Camp County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.9M | +7.7% | |
| Rains County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +11.2% | |
| Reeves County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $2.6M | −17.8% | |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.5M | −2.8% | |
| Blanco County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $4.3M | +18.6% | |
| Dawson County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Newton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Morris County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $2.5M | +1.3% | |
| Terry County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $1.1M | −0.6% | |
| Live Oak County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $2.6M | +5.1% | |
| Red River County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Ward County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $2.9M | −4.7% | |
| Franklin County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 10.3 | $779K | +6.0% | |
| Clay County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $3.2M | +5.0% | |
| Sabine County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $2.7M | +1.2% | |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $2.3M | −6.7% | |
| Duval County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Marion County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $2.2M | +0.3% | |
| Parmer County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Somervell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.5% | |
| Brewster County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.1 | $894K | −1.1% | |
| Zavala County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.5% | |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 5.5 | $1M | +3.1% | |
| Mitchell County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $1.7M | −0.7% | |
| Jack County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | $1.9M | +12.7% | |
| Archer County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.7% | |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Dimmit County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.5% | |
| San Augustine County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Coleman County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.0% | |
| Yoakum County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $2M | −3.0% | |
| McCulloch County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.6% | |
| Winkler County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Castro County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Dallam County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 7.7 | $642K | +5.2% | |
| Goliad County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $1.8M | +2.7% | |
| Brooks County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.3% | |
| Swisher County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.5% | |
| Bailey County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.4% | |
| La Salle County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $890K | −1.9% | |
| Childress County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.4 | $1.2M | −0.2% | |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $1.3M | −1.3% | |
| Presidio County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.0% | |
| Carson County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.2% | |
| Lynn County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.3% | |
| San Saba County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Delta County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.3% | |
| Haskell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Martin County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Floyd County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.1% | |
| Hartley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.1% | |
| Hansford County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Garza County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.8 | $753K | −22.3% | |
| Crosby County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.2 | $954K | −4.8% | |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Crane County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $980K | −2.5% | |
| Mills County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.6 | $1.2M | +3.0% | |
| Kimble County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% | |
| Mason County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Fisher County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Hardeman County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Baylor County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.7% | |
| Coke County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Concho County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.7% | |
| Knox County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Sutton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Donley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Hemphill County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.4% | |
| Reagan County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Upton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Shackelford County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Kinney County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 8.7 | $610K | 0.0% | |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Crockett County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.5% | |
| Hall County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.4% | |
| Real County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Cochran County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.5% | |
| Schleicher County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.9% | |
| Sherman County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Oldham County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 16.3 | $488K | +1.0% | |
| Culberson County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Menard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −13.9% | |
| Armstrong County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Dickens County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.7% | |
| Sterling County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Irion County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Cottle County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.4% | |
| Briscoe County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Edwards County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Stonewall County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Motley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Glasscock County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Foard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Terrell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.6% | |
| Roberts County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Kent County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.1% | |
| Borden County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.8% | |
| McMullen County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| King County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −28.1% | |
| Kenedy County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Loving County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Texas?
There are 5,115 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Texas as of September 2026. 430 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 2,934 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Texas spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.9B a year, or $810 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,115 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Texas compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Texas has 4.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Texas would have about 4,415, against 5,115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,747 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Texas has the highest market score for martial arts and dance studios?
Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Midland metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Athens area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 82 scored counties in Texas, Wise County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Texas scores 43 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #36 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. It maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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