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Martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #454 of 1,334 scored counties
#25 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
141
17 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
80
+21.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$246.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $997 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
781,194
+24.9% 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

At $997 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $246.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 141 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.8M per studio, 13% 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 141 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Montgomery County in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,094 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Montgomery County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 24.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #454 of 1,334 scored counties and #25 of 82 scored counties in Texas.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.74.74.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment3,0943,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.2%+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+24.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$997$810$983
Median household income$97,701$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5843

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
66 → 80+21.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
739
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14117 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$3.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
781,194+24.9% since 2020
Households
247,541
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,042 sq. mi.
People per square mile
657
Median household income
$97,701+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,795
Median home value
$346,200
Jobs located here
236,728
Daytime population
606,290Residents 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 Montgomery 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
25Montgomery County, TX581415.7$1.8M+24.9%#454 of 1,334

Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 141 martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County. 17 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.

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

About $246.8M a year, or $997 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 247,541 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 5.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 122, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,094 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 781,194 people in 2025, up 24.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 247,541 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $97,701 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Montgomery County scores 58 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #454 of 1,334 scored counties.

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