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Martial arts and dance studios in Loudoun County, VA

How Loudoun 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #590 of 1,334 scored counties
#25 of 60 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
129
10 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
105
+1.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$236M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,650 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
449,749
+6.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 129 martial arts and dance studios in Loudoun County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 8%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 84% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Loudoun County comes to about $236M a year: $1,650 per household, 68% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per studio, 9% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 105 businesses with payroll in Loudoun County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,362 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Loudoun County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Loudoun County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Loudoun County is 53 (upper middle), #590 of 1,334 scored counties and #25 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.

How Loudoun 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 Loudoun County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLoudoun CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.05.04.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment1,3623,1843,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.0%+3.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,650$960$983
Median household income$181,765$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
104 → 105+1.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
821
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12910 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
449,749+6.4% since 2020
Households
143,032
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
840
Median household income
$181,765+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$214,797
Median home value
$743,800
Jobs located here
195,681
Daytime population
393,488Residents 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 Loudoun 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
25Loudoun County, VA531299.0$1.8M+6.4%#590 of 1,334

Other business types in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County, VA?

Loudoun County has 129 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019.

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

About $236M a year, or $1,650 per household. That is 68% above the U.S. average (an index of 168, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 143,032 households in Loudoun County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Loudoun County has 9.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Loudoun County would have about 117, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,362 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Loudoun County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Loudoun County at 449,749 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,032 households. Median household income in Loudoun County is $181,765, 2.3 times the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Loudoun County scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #590 of 1,334 scored counties.

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