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Martial arts and dance studios in Bedford County, VA
The martial arts and dance studios in Bedford County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #377 of 1,334 scored counties
#17 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,059
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 martial arts and dance studios in Bedford County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Bedford County spend about $24.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $751 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per studio, 3% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Bedford County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bedford County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Bedford County is 60 (upper middle), #377 of 1,334 scored counties and #17 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.
How Bedford County 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 | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $751 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,937 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,059+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,127
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,452
- Median home value
- $297,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,528
- Daytime population
- 66,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Bedford County, VA | 60 | 12 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #377 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 classes74
- Gyms74
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Bedford County, VA?
Bedford County has 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Bedford County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bedford County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $24.9M a year, or $751 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Bedford 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 $2.1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.
How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County scores 60 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #377 of 1,334 scored counties.
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