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Martial arts and dance studios in Gregg County, TX
The martial arts and dance studios in Gregg County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,174 of 1,334 scored counties
#73 of 82 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 26
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $637 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,095
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Gregg County is 28 (lower middle), #1,174 of 1,334 scored counties and #73 of 82 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 martial arts and dance studios in Gregg County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $637 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Gregg County spend about $30.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.2M per studio, 41% 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Gregg County in 2023. That is one for every 4,023 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Gregg County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gregg County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gregg 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 | Gregg County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,023 | 3,747 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $637 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,550 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Gregg 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 Gregg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,095+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 48,277
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 273 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $66,550+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,869
- Median home value
- $203,400
- Jobs located here
- 76,302
- Daytime population
- 146,893Residents 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 |
| 73Gregg County, TX | 28 | 26 | 5.4 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #1,174 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Gregg 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 classes23
- Gyms23
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios28
- Martial arts and dance studios28
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Gregg County, TX?
There are 26 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Gregg County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Gregg County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $30.7M a year, or $637 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 48,277 households in Gregg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gregg County, TX compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Gregg County has 5.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Gregg County would have about 15, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,023 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Gregg County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gregg County at 126,095 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,277 households. Median household income in Gregg County is $66,550, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Gregg County scores 28 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,174 of 1,334 scored counties.
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