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Martial arts and dance studios in Tarrant County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #683 of 1,334 scored counties
#42 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
414
44 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
207
+17.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$662.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $847 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,248,466
+6.3% 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 414 martial arts and dance studios in Tarrant County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Tarrant County comes to about $662.6M a year: $847 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 21% 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 Tarrant County was 207 in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,780 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Tarrant County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tarrant County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Tarrant County is 50 (upper middle), #683 of 1,334 scored counties and #42 of 82 scored counties in Texas.

How Tarrant 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 Tarrant County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTarrant CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.34.74.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment3,7803,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.0%+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$847$810$983
Median household income$84,207$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
177 → 207+17.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,923
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41444 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
328The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$7.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
Households
782,419
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
865 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,504
Median household income
$84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,895
Median home value
$323,900
Jobs located here
1,082,620
Daytime population
2,204,028Residents 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 Tarrant 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
42Tarrant County, TX504145.3$1.6M+6.3%#683 of 1,334

Other business types in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County, TX?

Tarrant County has 414 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019.

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

About $662.6M a year, or $847 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 414 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tarrant County has 5.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 328, against 414 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,780 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Tarrant County scores 50 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #683 of 1,334 scored counties.

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