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Martial arts and dance studios in Franklin County, VA
How Franklin County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #369 of 1,334 scored counties
#15 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,526
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Franklin County spend about $15.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $685 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #369 of 1,334 scored counties and #15 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $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 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $685 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,849 | $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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,526+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 22,999
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 691 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,849+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,658
- Median home value
- $240,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,404
- Daytime population
- 47,925Residents 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 Franklin 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 |
| 15Franklin County, VA | 60 | 6 | 2.6 | $2.6M | +1.9% | #369 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 classes68
- Gyms61
- 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 Franklin County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 martial arts and dance studios in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Franklin County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.7M a year, or $685 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 22,999 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Franklin County has 2.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.6M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Franklin County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Franklin County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 55,526 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,999 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $68,849 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Franklin County scores 60 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #369 of 1,334 scored counties.
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