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Martial arts and dance studios in the Ogden, UT metro area

The martial arts and dance studios in the Ogden, UT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #160 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah

Listings
144
8 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
102
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$279.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,306 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
672,784
+5.3% 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 144 martial arts and dance studios in the Ogden metro area. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 6%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in the Ogden metro area spend about $279.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,306 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Spread across 144 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.9M per studio, 4% 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 102 businesses with payroll in the Ogden metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,096 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Ogden metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Ogden metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Ogden metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #160 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.

How the Ogden metro area compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Ogden, UT metro area compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureOgden metro areaUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.76.94.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishment2,0961,9703,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+16.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,306$1,265$983
Median household income$101,203$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
102+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,241
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1448 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Ogden 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 Ogden metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
672,784+5.3% since 2020
Households
213,829
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
423
Median household income
$101,203
Average household income
$122,628
Median home value
$471,500
Jobs located here
256,321
Daytime population
600,855Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Utah

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Ogden metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Utah

Metro areas in Utah ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. George, UT55415.9$1.8M+17.4%#139 of 387
2Salt Lake City-Murray, UT532906.4$2M+3.8%#157 of 387
3Ogden, UT531446.7$1.9M+5.3%#160 of 387
4Logan, UT-ID49306.1$1.8M+8.8%#202 of 387
5Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT491678.1$1.7M+14.5%#205 of 387

Other business types in the Ogden metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Ogden, UT metro area?

The Ogden metro area has 144 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Ogden, UT metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $279.2M a year, or $1,306 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 213,829 households in the Ogden metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ogden, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Ogden metro area has 6.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Ogden metro area would have about 138, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,096 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ogden, UT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Ogden metro area at 672,784 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 213,829 households. Median household income in the Ogden metro area is $101,203, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Ogden metro area scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #160 of 387 scored metro areas.

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