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Martial arts and dance studios in Fairfax County, VA
The martial arts and dance studios in Fairfax County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #575 of 1,334 scored counties
#24 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 288
- 41 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 240
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $601.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,452 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,167,873
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 288 martial arts and dance studios in Fairfax County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Fairfax County spend about $601.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,452 per household, 48% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per studio, 4% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Fairfax County was 240 in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,725 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $8.5M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Fairfax County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfax County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Fairfax County is 53 (upper middle), #575 of 1,334 scored counties and #24 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fairfax 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 | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,725 | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,452 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $153,637 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 223 → 240+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28841 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 298The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $8.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 414,101
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,935
- Median household income
- $153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $195,941
- Median home value
- $732,800
- Jobs located here
- 683,496
- Daytime population
- 1,295,194Residents 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 Fairfax County 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 |
| 24Fairfax County, VA | 53 | 288 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #575 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Fairfax 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 classes57
- Gyms64
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Fairfax County, VA?
Fairfax County has 288 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $601.4M a year, or $1,452 per household. That is 48% above the U.S. average (an index of 148, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 288 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 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Fairfax County has 7.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 298, against 288 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #575 of 1,334 scored counties.
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