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Martial arts and dance studios in El Paso County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,087 of 1,334 scored counties
#65 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
141
10 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
54
+25.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$176.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $589 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
877,858
+1.3% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, El Paso County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,087 of 1,334 scored counties and #65 of 82 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 141 martial arts and dance studios in El Paso County. 10 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in El Paso County comes to about $176.4M a year: $589 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 38% 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 El Paso County was 54 in 2023, up 25.6% from 2019. That is one for every 5,549 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $299K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in El Paso County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Paso County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How El Paso 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 El Paso County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.74.74.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment5,5493,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.6%+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$589$810$983
Median household income$59,806$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 54+25.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
390
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$299K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
877,858+1.3% since 2020
Households
299,637
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,014 sq. mi.
People per square mile
859
Median household income
$59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,845
Median home value
$180,400
Jobs located here
347,266
Daytime population
864,827Residents 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 El Paso 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
65El Paso County, TX331414.7$1.3M+1.3%#1,087 of 1,334

Other business types in El Paso 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 El Paso County, TX?

El Paso County has 141 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (7%) 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 25.6% from 2019.

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

About $176.4M a year, or $589 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.

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

El Paso County 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 $1.3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, El Paso County would have about 87, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,549 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?

Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 33 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,087 of 1,334 scored counties.

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