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Martial arts and dance studios in Stafford County, VA
How Stafford County, 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #527 of 1,334 scored counties
#21 of 60 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,303 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,803
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Stafford County spend about $68.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,303 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per studio, 15% 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 40 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Stafford County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 55% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Stafford County in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,492 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Stafford County.
Population estimates put the population change in Stafford County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Stafford County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #527 of 1,334 scored counties and #21 of 60 scored counties in Virginia.
How Stafford 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 | Stafford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,492 | 3,184 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,303 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $137,807 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 21−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Stafford 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 Stafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,803+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 52,326
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 609
- Median household income
- $137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,926
- Median home value
- $485,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,246
- Daytime population
- 142,029Residents 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 Stafford County 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 |
| 21Stafford County, VA | 55 | 40 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +8.3% | #527 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Stafford 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 classes71
- Gyms81
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios78
- Martial arts and dance studios55
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Stafford County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 martial arts and dance studios in Stafford County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $68.2M a year, or $1,303 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stafford County, VA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Stafford County has 7.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Stafford County would have about 34, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,492 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 55 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #527 of 1,334 scored counties.
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