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Martial arts and dance studios in Kendall County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #265 of 1,334 scored counties
#14 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,130 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,289
+19.6% 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 10 martial arts and dance studios in Kendall County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Kendall County spend about $20.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,130 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio, in line with 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Kendall County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 2,957 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kendall County.

Population estimates show Kendall County grew 19.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kendall County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #265 of 1,334 scored counties and #14 of 82 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Kendall 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 Kendall County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKendall CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.64.74.9
Spending per listing$2M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment2,9573,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+19.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,130$810$983
Median household income$114,962$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 6
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
53,289+19.6% since 2020
Households
17,741
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
663 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$114,962+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$160,855
Median home value
$512,700
Jobs located here
19,504
Daytime population
47,486Residents 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 Kendall 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
14Kendall County, TX65105.6$2M+19.6%#265 of 1,334

Other business types in Kendall 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 Kendall County, TX?

Kendall County has 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $20.1M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $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 17,741 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kendall County has 5.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,957 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Kendall County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kendall County at 53,289 people in 2025, up 19.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,741 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $114,962, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Kendall County scores 65 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #265 of 1,334 scored counties.

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