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Martial arts and dance studios in Lynchburg city, VA
How Lynchburg city, 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,231 of 1,334 scored counties
#52 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $580 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,347
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Lynchburg city is 22 (low), #1,231 of 1,334 scored counties and #52 of 60 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 martial arts and dance studios in Lynchburg city. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lynchburg city comes to about $16.7M a year: $580 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 41% 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lynchburg city in 2023. That is one for every 2,392 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lynchburg city from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lynchburg city 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 | Lynchburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,392 | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $580 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,947 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 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 Lynchburg city, 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 Lynchburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,347+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 28,701
- Median age
- 33.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 49%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 49 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $57,947+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,031
- Median home value
- $229,800
- Jobs located here
- 48,991
- Daytime population
- 99,233Residents 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 Lynchburg city 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 |
| 52Lynchburg city, VA | 22 | 14 | 4.9 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #1,231 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Lynchburg city
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 classes18
- Gyms18
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios15
- Martial arts and dance studios22
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Lynchburg city, VA?
Lynchburg city has 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Lynchburg city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.7M a year, or $580 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 28,701 households in Lynchburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lynchburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Lynchburg city has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lynchburg city would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,392 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Lynchburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Lynchburg city at 81,347 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,701 households. Median household income in Lynchburg city is $57,947, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Lynchburg city scores 22 for martial arts and dance studios (low), #1,231 of 1,334 scored counties.
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