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Martial arts and dance studios in Lamar County, TX
The martial arts and dance studios in Lamar County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #994 of 1,334 scored counties
#58 of 82 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $617 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,503
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 martial arts and dance studios in Lamar County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, 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.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lamar County comes to about $12.4M a year: $617 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.1M per studio, 44% 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 Lamar County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,673 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lamar County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Lamar County is 38 (lower middle), #994 of 1,334 scored counties and #58 of 82 scored counties in Texas.
How Lamar 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 | Lamar County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,673 | 3,747 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $617 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,880 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $238K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,503+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 20,019
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 907 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $61,880+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,971
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,013
- Daytime population
- 50,296Residents 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 |
| 58Lamar County, TX | 38 | 11 | 5.5 | $1.1M | +2.7% | #994 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Lamar 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 classes32
- Gyms31
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios38
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Lamar County, TX?
Lamar County has 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Lamar County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.4M a year, or $617 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 20,019 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamar County, TX compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Lamar 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 $1.1M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lamar County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,673 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Lamar County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lamar County at 51,503 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,019 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $61,880, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.2%, 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. Lamar County scores 38 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #994 of 1,334 scored counties.
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