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Martial arts and dance studios in Winchester city, VA

How Winchester city, 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 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,302 of 1,334 scored counties
#59 of 60 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $656 a household
Spending per listing
$628K
69% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,272
+1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Winchester city is 13 (low), #1,302 of 1,334 scored counties and #59 of 60 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 martial arts and dance studios in Winchester city. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Winchester city spend about $7.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $656 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That works out to $628K per studio, 69% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Winchester city classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 1,642 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winchester city grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Winchester 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 Winchester city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWinchester cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.45.04.9
Spending per listing$628K$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment1,6423,1843,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$656$960$983
Median household income$63,974$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score1346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$982K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Winchester 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 Winchester city

Population, 2025 estimate
28,272+1.0% since 2020
Households
11,492
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
44%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
9 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,035
Median household income
$63,974+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,976
Median home value
$343,000
Jobs located here
27,462
Daytime population
42,088Residents 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 Winchester 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
59Winchester city, VA131210.4$628K+1.0%#1,302 of 1,334

Other business types in Winchester 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 Winchester city, VA?

There are 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Winchester city as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 Winchester city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $7.5M a year, or $656 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $628K 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 11,492 households in Winchester city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winchester city has 10.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $628K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Winchester city would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,642 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Winchester city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Winchester city at 28,272 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,492 households. Median household income in Winchester city is $63,974, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 8.8%, 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. Winchester city scores 13 for martial arts and dance studios (low), #1,302 of 1,334 scored counties.

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