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Martial arts and dance studios in Henrico County, VA
The martial arts and dance studios in Henrico County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #754 of 1,334 scored counties
#28 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 69
- 6 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $125.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 342,775
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Henrico County comes to about $125.1M a year: $911 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 69 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.8M per studio, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Henrico County has 69 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 9%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Henrico County was 46 in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,986 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $140K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Henrico County.
Population estimates show Henrico County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Henrico County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #754 of 1,334 scored counties and #28 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.
How Henrico 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 | Henrico County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,986 | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $911 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $88,783 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 46+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 696 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Henrico 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 Henrico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 342,775+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 137,365
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 234 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,437
- Median household income
- $88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,297
- Median home value
- $359,200
- Jobs located here
- 205,453
- Daytime population
- 374,226Residents 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 Henrico 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 |
| 28Henrico County, VA | 47 | 69 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #754 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Henrico 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 classes48
- Gyms54
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios40
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Henrico County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 martial arts and dance studios in Henrico County. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Henrico County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $125.1M a year, or $911 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henrico County, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Henrico County has 5.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Henrico County would have about 62, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,986 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Henrico County scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #754 of 1,334 scored counties.
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