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Martial arts and dance studios in Shenandoah County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Shenandoah County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #372 of 1,334 scored counties
#16 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $666 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,839
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Shenandoah County comes to about $12M a year: $666 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 19% 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 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Shenandoah County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Shenandoah County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Shenandoah County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Shenandoah County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #372 of 1,334 scored counties and #16 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.
How Shenandoah 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.
| Measure | Shenandoah County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $666 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,191 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,839+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,962
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $67,191+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,485
- Median home value
- $294,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,347
- Daytime population
- 38,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 16Shenandoah County, VA | 60 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.4M | +3.6% | #372 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Shenandoah County
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 classes56
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Shenandoah County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 martial arts and dance studios in Shenandoah County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Shenandoah County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Shenandoah County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12M a year, or $666 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 17,962 households in Shenandoah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shenandoah County, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Shenandoah County has 2.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Shenandoah County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Shenandoah County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Shenandoah County at 45,839 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,962 households. The median household income in Shenandoah County is $67,191 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Shenandoah County scores 60 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #372 of 1,334 scored counties.
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