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Martial arts and dance studios in the Palestine, TX area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Palestine, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #271 of 378 scored small-town markets
#11 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $566 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,805
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 martial arts and dance studios in the Palestine area. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Palestine area comes to about $10M a year: $566 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 30% 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 the Palestine area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $155K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Palestine area.
Population estimates show the Palestine area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Palestine area is 38 (lower middle), #271 of 378 scored small-town markets and #11 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Palestine 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.
| Measure | Palestine area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,747 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $566 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,068 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 43 |
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
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $155K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Palestine 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 Palestine area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,805+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,579
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,063 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $62,068+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,026
- Median home value
- $185,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,091
- Daytime population
- 53,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Palestine area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Athens, TX | 76 | 7 | 2.1 | $3M | +7.5% | #20 of 378 |
| 2Jacksonville, TX | 65 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.2M | +5.4% | #82 of 378 |
| 3Lufkin, TX | 62 | 9 | 2.8 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #103 of 378 |
| 4Fredericksburg, TX | 60 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +6.6% | #121 of 378 |
| 5Brenham, TX | 55 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +7.0% | #151 of 378 |
| 6Kerrville, TX | 53 | 10 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #170 of 378 |
| 7Granbury, TX | 49 | 14 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +13.6% | #205 of 378 |
| 8Paris, TX | 46 | 11 | 4.4 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #220 of 378 |
| 9Huntsville, TX | 42 | 9 | 3.5 | $1.5M | +9.5% | #249 of 378 |
| 10El Campo, TX | 41 | 7 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +1.2% | #254 of 378 |
| 11Palestine, TX | 38 | 7 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #271 of 378 |
Other business types in the Palestine area
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 classes67
- Gyms70
- 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 the Palestine, TX area?
The Palestine area has 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Palestine area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Palestine, TX area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10M a year, or $566 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 17,579 households in the Palestine area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Palestine, TX area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Palestine area has 4.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Palestine area would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Palestine, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Palestine area at 59,805 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,579 households. Median household income in the Palestine area is $62,068, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Palestine area scores 38 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #271 of 378 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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