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Martial arts and dance studios in Manassas city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Manassas city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,136 of 1,334 scored counties
#42 of 60 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,089 a household
Spending per listing
$773K
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,332
+3.9% 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

Manassas city scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,136 of 1,334 scored counties and #42 of 60 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Manassas city comes to about $15.5M a year: $1,089 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 martial arts and dance studios, that is $773K per studio, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 20 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Manassas city as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Manassas city classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 1,184 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manassas city grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Manassas 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Manassas city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureManassas cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.15.04.9
Spending per listing$773K$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment1,1843,1843,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,089$960$983
Median household income$113,590$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
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 Manassas 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 Manassas city

Population, 2025 estimate
44,332+3.9% since 2020
Households
14,203
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
10 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,367
Median household income
$113,590+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,261
Median home value
$449,900
Jobs located here
22,287
Daytime population
45,273Residents 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 Manassas city 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
42Manassas city, VA312014.1$773K+3.9%#1,136 of 1,334

Other business types in Manassas city

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Manassas city, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 martial arts and dance studios in Manassas city. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 Manassas city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $15.5M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $773K 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 14,203 households in Manassas city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Manassas city has 14.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $773K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Manassas city would have about 8, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,184 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Manassas city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Manassas city at 44,332 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,203 households. The median household income in Manassas city is $113,590 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Manassas city scores 31 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,136 of 1,334 scored counties.

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