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Martial arts and dance studios in Wise County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Wise County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #31 of 1,334 scored counties
#1 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $869 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,778
+21.5% 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 Wise County is 82 (high), #31 of 1,334 scored counties and #1 of 82 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 martial arts and dance studios in Wise County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $869 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Wise County spend about $21.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 9 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.4M per studio, 20% above 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wise County in 2023. That is one for every 8,378 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wise County. Population estimates show Wise County grew 21.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wise 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 Wise County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWise CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.74.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishment8,3783,7473,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$869$810$983
Median household income$93,421$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8243

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
1
Annual payroll, 2023
$162K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,778+21.5% since 2020
Households
25,135
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$93,421+44.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,388
Median home value
$304,900
Jobs located here
22,026
Daytime population
63,869Residents 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 Wise 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

Other business types in Wise 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 Wise County, TX?

Wise County has 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $21.9M a year, or $869 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 25,135 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wise County has 3.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Wise County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,378 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Wise County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wise County at 83,778 people in 2025, up 21.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,135 households. Median household income in Wise County is $93,421, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.8%, 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. 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. Wise County scores 82 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #31 of 1,334 scored counties.

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