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Martial arts and dance studios in the Tyler, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Tyler, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #344 of 387 scored metro areas
#20 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 50
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $61M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,549
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Tyler metro area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #344 of 387 scored metro areas and #20 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 martial arts and dance studios in the Tyler metro area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Tyler metro area comes to about $61M a year: $734 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 40% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Tyler metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 3,464 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $670K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Tyler metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tyler metro area grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tyler 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.
| Measure | Tyler metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,464 | 3,747 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $734 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,192 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24
- Employees, 2023
- 153
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 502 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $670K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Tyler 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 Tyler metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,549+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 83,134
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,956
- Median home value
- $240,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,630
- Daytime population
- 252,433Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Tyler metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 78 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +9.8% | #12 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 72 | 16 | 2.5 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #24 of 387 |
| 3Amarillo, TX | 51 | 31 | 3.0 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #173 of 387 |
| 4College Station-Bryan, TX | 51 | 33 | 3.1 | $2.1M | +6.9% | #174 of 387 |
| 5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 51 | 1,471 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +10.6% | #176 of 387 |
| 6Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 50 | 1,269 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +10.3% | #187 of 387 |
| 7Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 50 | 565 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +14.0% | #188 of 387 |
| 8San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 49 | 442 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +9.5% | #203 of 387 |
| 9Sherman-Denison, TX | 48 | 28 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +12.8% | #215 of 387 |
| 10Lubbock, TX | 47 | 47 | 3.3 | $2M | +4.6% | #222 of 387 |
| 20Tyler, TX | 32 | 50 | 6.0 | $1.2M | +7.8% | #344 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tyler metro 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 classes32
- Gyms34
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios38
- Martial arts and dance studios32
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Tyler, TX metro area?
The Tyler metro area has 50 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Tyler, TX metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $61M a year, or $734 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 83,134 households in the Tyler metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tyler, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Tyler metro area has 6.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Tyler metro area would have about 30, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,464 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Tyler, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tyler metro area at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. Median household income in the Tyler metro area is $74,192, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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 Tyler metro area scores 32 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #344 of 387 scored metro areas.
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