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Martial arts and dance studios in Essex County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $575 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
10,654
+0.5% 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

There are no martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Essex County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Essex County comes to about $2.6M a year: $575 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. 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 Essex County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Essex County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Essex 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Essex County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureEssex CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.05.04.9
Spending per listingn/a$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,1843,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$575$960$983
Median household income$56,520$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Essex 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 Essex County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,654+0.5% since 2020
Households
4,447
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
257 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$56,520+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,300
Median home value
$238,100
Jobs located here
3,291
Daytime population
8,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Essex County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frederick County, VA8992.5$3.7M+8.8%#6 of 1,334
2Suffolk city, VA8282.1$4.1M+10.4%#24 of 1,334
3Arlington County, VA81312.8$4.9M+2.1%#33 of 1,334
4Culpeper County, VA8073.7$2.5M+9.3%#45 of 1,334
5New Kent County, VA7655.4$2M+21.2%#75 of 1,334
6Rockingham County, VA74113.4$2.3M+6.6%#103 of 1,334
7Goochland County, VA7154.8$2.5M+17.4%#151 of 1,334
8Spotsylvania County, VA71326.1$1.7M+10.5%#157 of 1,334
9Alexandria city, VA68243.2$3.8M+1.0%#192 of 1,334
10Augusta County, VA6751.6$4.4M+1.8%#211 of 1,334
Essex County, VANot scored00.0n/a+0.5%

Other business types in Essex 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 Essex County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no martial arts and dance studios in Essex County. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Essex County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Essex County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.6M a year, or $575 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,447 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Essex County has no martial arts and dance studios on map listings. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Essex County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Essex County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Essex County at 10,654 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,447 households. Median household income in Essex County is $56,520, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 8.8%, 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. Essex County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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