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Martial arts and dance studios in Brazoria County, TX

The martial arts and dance studios in Brazoria County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #593 of 1,334 scored counties
#31 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
74
3 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
54
+3.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$128.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $963 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
419,080
+12.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 74 martial arts and dance studios in Brazoria County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Brazoria County spend about $128.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $963 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per studio, 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Brazoria County was 54 in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,480 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Brazoria County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brazoria County grew 12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Brazoria County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #593 of 1,334 scored counties and #31 of 82 scored counties in Texas.

How Brazoria 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 Brazoria County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrazoria CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.54.74.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment2,4803,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.9%+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$963$810$983
Median household income$97,993$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
52 → 54+3.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
401
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
743 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
419,080+12.2% since 2020
Households
133,898
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
287
Median household income
$97,993+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,089
Median home value
$301,600
Jobs located here
117,920
Daytime population
327,128Residents 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 Brazoria 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
31Brazoria County, TX53745.5$1.7M+12.2%#593 of 1,334

Other business types in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County, TX?

Brazoria County has 74 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.

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

About $128.9M a year, or $963 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 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 133,898 households in Brazoria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brazoria County has 5.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% above 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, Brazoria County would have about 64, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,480 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Brazoria County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Brazoria County at 419,080 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 133,898 households. Median household income in Brazoria County is $97,993, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Brazoria County scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #593 of 1,334 scored counties.

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