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Martial arts and dance studios in Fauquier County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Fauquier County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #493 of 1,334 scored counties
#19 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,503
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fauquier County spend about $32.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,225 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 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.
Fauquier County has 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Fauquier County in 2023. That is one for every 1,670 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $659K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Fauquier County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fauquier County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Fauquier County is 56 (upper middle), #493 of 1,334 scored counties and #19 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fauquier 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 | Fauquier County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,670 | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,225 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $130,189 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $659K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,503+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,720
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $130,189+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $157,814
- Median home value
- $573,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,349
- Daytime population
- 58,200Residents 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 Fauquier 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 |
| 19Fauquier County, VA | 56 | 16 | 6.0 | $2M | +4.8% | #493 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Fauquier 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 classes60
- Gyms71
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios72
- Martial arts and dance studios56
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Fauquier County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 martial arts and dance studios in Fauquier County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Fauquier County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 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 26,720 households in Fauquier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fauquier County, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Fauquier County has 6.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,670 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Fauquier County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fauquier County at 76,503 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,720 households. The median household income in Fauquier County is $130,189 a year, 61% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Fauquier County scores 56 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #493 of 1,334 scored counties.
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