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Martial arts and dance studios in the Big Spring, TX area
How the Big Spring, TX area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #317 of 378 scored small-town markets
#17 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $689 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,504
- −12.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Big Spring area scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #317 of 378 scored small-town markets and #17 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 martial arts and dance studios in the Big Spring area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $689 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in the Big Spring area spend about $8.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 5 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.7M per studio, 17% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Big Spring area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Big Spring area declined 12.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Big Spring area 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 | Big Spring area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,747 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −12.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $689 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,649 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 the Big Spring area, 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 the Big Spring area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,504−12.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,191
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 901 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $69,649+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,688
- Median home value
- $155,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,735
- Daytime population
- 29,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Big Spring area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| 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 |
| 17Big Spring, TX | 31 | 5 | 4.1 | $1.7M | −12.4% | #317 of 378 |
Other business types in the Big Spring area
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
- Gyms29
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios31
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Big Spring, TX area?
There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Big Spring area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Big Spring area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Big Spring, TX area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.4M a year, or $689 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 12,191 households in the Big Spring area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Big Spring, TX area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Big Spring area 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 $1.7M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Big Spring area would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Big Spring, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Big Spring area at 30,504 people in 2025, down 12.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,191 households. Median household income in the Big Spring area is $69,649, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Big Spring area scores 31 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #317 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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