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Martial arts and dance studios in Bell County, TX
How Bell County, TX 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 #805 of 1,334 scored counties
#50 of 82 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 64
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $640 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bell County spend about $91.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $640 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Bell County has 64 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 11%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Bell County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,473 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bell County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Bell County is 46 (lower middle), #805 of 1,334 scored counties and #50 of 82 scored counties in Texas.
How Bell 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.
| Measure | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,473 | 3,747 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $640 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 26−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 647 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| 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 |
| 50Bell County, TX | 46 | 64 | 4.5 | $1.4M | +8.0% | #805 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Bell 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 classes40
- Gyms43
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios59
- 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 Bell County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 martial arts and dance studios in Bell County. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $91.1M a year, or $640 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 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 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Bell County has 4.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Bell County would have about 45, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,473 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 46 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #805 of 1,334 scored counties.
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