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Martial arts and dance studios in Alexandria city, VA
The martial arts and dance studios in Alexandria city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #192 of 1,334 scored counties
#9 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 24
- 5 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 86% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,662
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 martial arts and dance studios in Alexandria city. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $1,184 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Alexandria city spend about $90.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 24 martial arts and dance studios, that is $3.8M per studio, 86% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Alexandria city classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,309 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Alexandria city from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Alexandria city is 68 (upper middle), #192 of 1,334 scored counties and #9 of 60 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Alexandria city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Alexandria city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,309 | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,184 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $119,681 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 174
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 245 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,662+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,096
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10,509
- Median household income
- $119,681+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $161,240
- Median home value
- $735,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,808
- Daytime population
- 161,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Alexandria city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, VA | 89 | 9 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +8.8% | #6 of 1,334 |
| 2Suffolk city, VA | 82 | 8 | 2.1 | $4.1M | +10.4% | #24 of 1,334 |
| 3Arlington County, VA | 81 | 31 | 2.8 | $4.9M | +2.1% | #33 of 1,334 |
| 4Culpeper County, VA | 80 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +9.3% | #45 of 1,334 |
| 5New Kent County, VA | 76 | 5 | 5.4 | $2M | +21.2% | #75 of 1,334 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 74 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.3M | +6.6% | #103 of 1,334 |
| 7Goochland County, VA | 71 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +17.4% | #151 of 1,334 |
| 8Spotsylvania County, VA | 71 | 32 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +10.5% | #157 of 1,334 |
| 9Alexandria city, VA | 68 | 24 | 3.2 | $3.8M | +1.0% | #192 of 1,334 |
| 10Augusta County, VA | 67 | 5 | 1.6 | $4.4M | +1.8% | #211 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Alexandria city
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 classes49
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios30
- Martial arts and dance studios68
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Alexandria city, VA?
Alexandria city has 24 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Alexandria city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $90.1M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 76,096 households in Alexandria city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alexandria city, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Alexandria city has 3.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3.8M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Alexandria city would have about 45, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,309 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Alexandria city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Alexandria city at 160,662 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,096 households. Median household income in Alexandria city is $119,681, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Alexandria city scores 68 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #192 of 1,334 scored counties.
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