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Martial arts and dance studios in the Longview, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Longview, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #293 of 387 scored metro areas
#16 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
48
3 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$68.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $633 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
297,315
+3.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Longview metro area is 40 (lower middle), #293 of 387 scored metro areas and #16 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Longview metro area comes to about $68.5M a year: $633 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per studio, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 48 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Longview metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Longview metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 6,363 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 the Longview metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Longview metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Longview metro area 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 Longview, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLongview metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.74.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment6,3633,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$633$810$983
Median household income$66,647$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
124
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
483 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 the Longview metro area, 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 the Longview metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
297,315+3.8% since 2020
Households
108,174
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,681 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$66,647+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,416
Median home value
$184,400
Jobs located here
115,152
Daytime population
282,081Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Longview metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Midland, TX78263.7$2.5M+9.8%#12 of 387
2Odessa, TX72162.5$2.8M+5.0%#24 of 387
3Amarillo, TX51313.0$2.3M+2.7%#173 of 387
4College Station-Bryan, TX51333.1$2.1M+6.9%#174 of 387
5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX511,4715.1$1.8M+10.6%#176 of 387
6Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX501,2694.8$1.8M+10.3%#187 of 387
7Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX505655.7$1.8M+14.0%#188 of 387
8San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX494424.6$1.7M+9.5%#203 of 387
9Sherman-Denison, TX48285.1$1.4M+12.8%#215 of 387
10Lubbock, TX47473.3$2M+4.6%#222 of 387
16Longview, TX40484.4$1.4M+3.8%#293 of 387

Other business types in the Longview metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Longview, TX metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 martial arts and dance studios in the Longview metro area. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Longview, TX metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $68.5M a year, or $633 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 108,174 households in the Longview metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Longview, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Longview metro area has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Longview metro area would have about 34, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,363 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is the Longview, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Longview metro area at 297,315 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 108,174 households. The median household income in the Longview metro area is $66,647 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Longview metro area scores 40 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #293 of 387 scored metro areas.

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