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Martial arts and dance studios in Salt Lake County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Salt Lake County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #548 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 276
- 29 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 221
- +15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $559.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Salt Lake County spend about $559.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,313 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Spread across 276 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 276 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 11%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 221 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,929 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Salt Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Salt Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Salt Lake County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #548 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake County 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.
| Measure | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 6.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,929 | 1,970 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.1% | +16.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,313 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 192 → 221+15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,302
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27629 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 277The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $8.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 79 | 14 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +19.2% | #55 of 1,334 |
| 2Weber County, UT | 74 | 40 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +5.8% | #97 of 1,334 |
| 3Uintah County, UT | 63 | 6 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +7.3% | #315 of 1,334 |
| 4Summit County, UT | 59 | 11 | 7.0 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #392 of 1,334 |
| 5Washington County, UT | 58 | 41 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +17.4% | #451 of 1,334 |
| 6Salt Lake County, UT | 54 | 276 | 6.5 | $2M | +2.9% | #548 of 1,334 |
| 7Cache County, UT | 54 | 26 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +8.5% | #559 of 1,334 |
| 8Utah County, UT | 51 | 166 | 8.2 | $1.6M | +14.5% | #651 of 1,334 |
| 9Wasatch County, UT | 50 | 13 | 10.1 | $1.6M | +9.9% | #682 of 1,334 |
| 10Davis County, UT | 47 | 101 | 8.7 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #760 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Salt Lake County
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 classes59
- Gyms70
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Salt Lake County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 276 martial arts and dance studios in Salt Lake County. 29 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 221 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $559.5M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 276 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Salt Lake County has 6.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 277, against 276 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,929 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Salt Lake County scores 54 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #548 of 1,334 scored counties.
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