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Martial arts and dance studios in Austin County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #612 of 1,334 scored counties
#33 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $769 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,625
+11.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 martial arts and dance studios in Austin County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $769 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Austin County spend about $9.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 5 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.9M per studio, 8% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Austin County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 3,032 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Austin County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Austin County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #612 of 1,334 scored counties and #33 of 82 scored counties in Texas.

How Austin County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Austin County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAustin CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.74.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment3,0323,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$769$810$983
Median household income$75,789$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5243

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$123K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Austin 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 Austin County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,625+11.6% since 2020
Households
12,128
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$75,789+14.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,163
Median home value
$296,900
Jobs located here
9,751
Daytime population
24,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with Austin County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wise County, TX8293.6$2.4M+21.5%#31 of 1,334
2Midland County, TX78263.8$2.5M+10.0%#61 of 1,334
3Bastrop County, TX78143.8$2.1M+21.3%#63 of 1,334
4Wilson County, TX7773.8$2.3M+12.2%#72 of 1,334
5Guadalupe County, TX75213.2$2.6M+15.8%#81 of 1,334
6Burnet County, TX7473.3$2.3M+15.2%#101 of 1,334
7San Patricio County, TX7362.4$2.8M+4.7%#113 of 1,334
8Ellis County, TX73324.5$2M+24.0%#122 of 1,334
9Ector County, TX71162.5$2.8M+5.0%#143 of 1,334
10Henderson County, TX7072.1$3M+7.5%#159 of 1,334
33Austin County, TX5254.1$1.9M+11.6%#612 of 1,334

Other business types in Austin 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 Austin County, TX?

There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Austin County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Austin County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9.3M a year, or $769 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 12,128 households in Austin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Austin County has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,032 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Austin County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Austin County at 33,625 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,128 households. Median household income in Austin County is $75,789, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.5%, 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. Austin County scores 52 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #612 of 1,334 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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