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Martial arts and dance studios in Hale County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $504 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,819
−2.0% 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 4 martial arts and dance studios in Hale County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Hale County spend about $5.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $504 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per studio, 31% 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 Hale County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hale County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Hale County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hale 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 Hale County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHale CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.74.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$504$810$983
Median household income$51,897$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hale 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 Hale County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,819−2.0% since 2020
Households
11,024
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,005 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$51,897+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,923
Median home value
$116,500
Jobs located here
10,684
Daytime population
28,363Residents 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 Hale 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
Hale County, TXNot scored43.6$1.4M−2.0%

Other business types in Hale 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 Hale County, TX?

Hale County has 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Hale County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.6M a year, or $504 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 11,024 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hale County has 3.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Hale County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Hale County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Hale County at 31,819 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,024 households. Median household income in Hale County is $51,897, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.3%, 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. Hale County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for martial arts and dance studios · All 56 business types in Hale County

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