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Martial arts and dance studios in Powhatan County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #352 of 1,334 scored counties
#14 of 60 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,035 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,591
+7.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 martial arts and dance studios in Powhatan County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Powhatan County comes to about $11.7M a year: $1,035 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 16% above 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Powhatan County in 2023. That is one for every 1,618 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Powhatan County grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Powhatan County is 61 (upper middle), #352 of 1,334 scored counties and #14 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.

How Powhatan 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 Powhatan County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePowhatan CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.04.9
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment1,6183,1843,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,035$960$983
Median household income$110,537$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$930K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Powhatan 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 Powhatan County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,591+7.0% since 2020
Households
11,325
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
93%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
260 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$110,537+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,936
Median home value
$416,000
Jobs located here
7,943
Daytime population
24,172Residents 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 Powhatan 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
14Powhatan County, VA6154.4$2.3M+7.0%#352 of 1,334

Other business types in Powhatan 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 Powhatan County, VA?

There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Powhatan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $11.7M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 11,325 households in Powhatan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Powhatan County has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Powhatan County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,618 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Powhatan County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Powhatan County at 32,591 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,325 households. Median household income in Powhatan County is $110,537, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Powhatan County scores 61 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #352 of 1,334 scored counties.

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