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Martial arts and dance studios in Benton County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #261 of 1,334 scored counties
#17 of 25 scored counties in Washington

Listings
45
5 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
26
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,205 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,722
+6.9% 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

Households in Benton County spend about $94M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,205 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Benton County has 45 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 11%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 18% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Benton County in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,002 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $242K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Benton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Benton County is 65 (upper middle), #261 of 1,334 scored counties and #17 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Benton County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Benton County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.84.54.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.1M$2M
Households per official establishment3,0022,6263,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+12.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,205$1,386$983
Median household income$89,874$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6572

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 26+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
261
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
455 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$242K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
221,722+6.9% since 2020
Households
78,046
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,700 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,863
Median home value
$407,800
Jobs located here
96,177
Daytime population
214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Washington, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, WA9182.7$4.4M+5.6%#3 of 1,334
2Lewis County, WA89103.0$3.2M+6.7%#8 of 1,334
3Stevens County, WA8463.1$3.1M+6.6%#19 of 1,334
4Cowlitz County, WA80143.2$3.1M+3.5%#42 of 1,334
5Clark County, WA77753.8$3.4M+5.3%#65 of 1,334
6Pierce County, WA751343.8$3.5M+2.5%#77 of 1,334
7Grant County, WA75144.0$2.4M+6.3%#83 of 1,334
8Skagit County, WA74193.6$3.3M+2.4%#88 of 1,334
9Snohomish County, WA731444.6$3.4M+4.9%#107 of 1,334
10Yakima County, WA71252.9$3.2M+1.0%#141 of 1,334
17Benton County, WA65455.8$2.1M+6.9%#261 of 1,334

Other business types in Benton 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 Benton County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 martial arts and dance studios in Benton County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $94M a year, or $1,205 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Benton County has 5.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Benton County would have about 47, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,002 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Benton County scores 65 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #261 of 1,334 scored counties.

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