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Martial arts and dance studios in Prince William County, VA

The martial arts and dance studios in Prince William County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #306 of 1,334 scored counties
#13 of 60 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
89
10 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
61
+8.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$199.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,270 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
502,966
+4.2% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Prince William County comes to about $199.1M a year: $1,270 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 89 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Prince William County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 11%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Prince William County was 61 in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,570 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $125K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Prince William County.

Population estimates put the population change in Prince William County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Prince William County is 63 (upper middle), #306 of 1,334 scored counties and #13 of 60 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Prince William 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 Prince William County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince William CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.75.04.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment2,5703,1843,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.9%+3.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,270$960$983
Median household income$131,402$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 61+8.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
463
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8910 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$125K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
502,966+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,798
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,458
Median household income
$131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$157,661
Median home value
$530,100
Jobs located here
139,622
Daytime population
404,284Residents 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 Prince William 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
13Prince William County, VA63895.7$2.2M+4.2%#306 of 1,334

Other business types in Prince William 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 Prince William County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 89 martial arts and dance studios in Prince William County. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019.

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

About $199.1M a year, or $1,270 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince William County has 5.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Prince William County would have about 99, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,570 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Prince William County scores 63 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #306 of 1,334 scored counties.

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