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Martial arts and dance studios in Kitsap County, WA
The martial arts and dance studios in Kitsap County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #217 of 1,334 scored counties
#14 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 54
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,378 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 283,374
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 martial arts and dance studios in Kitsap County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Kitsap County spend about $149.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,378 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. Spread across 54 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.8M per studio, 37% above 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.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kitsap County in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,713 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kitsap County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Kitsap County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #217 of 1,334 scored counties and #14 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kitsap 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.
| Measure | Kitsap County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.1M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,713 | 2,626 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.1% | +12.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,378 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $104,158 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 40+8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 236
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 545 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 Kitsap 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 Kitsap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 283,374+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 108,537
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 703
- Median household income
- $104,158+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,745
- Median home value
- $555,100
- Jobs located here
- 71,510
- Daytime population
- 250,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Washington, with Kitsap County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, WA | 91 | 8 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +5.6% | #3 of 1,334 |
| 2Lewis County, WA | 89 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +6.7% | #8 of 1,334 |
| 3Stevens County, WA | 84 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +6.6% | #19 of 1,334 |
| 4Cowlitz County, WA | 80 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #42 of 1,334 |
| 5Clark County, WA | 77 | 75 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +5.3% | #65 of 1,334 |
| 6Pierce County, WA | 75 | 134 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +2.5% | #77 of 1,334 |
| 7Grant County, WA | 75 | 14 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +6.3% | #83 of 1,334 |
| 8Skagit County, WA | 74 | 19 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +2.4% | #88 of 1,334 |
| 9Snohomish County, WA | 73 | 144 | 4.6 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #107 of 1,334 |
| 10Yakima County, WA | 71 | 25 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #141 of 1,334 |
| 14Kitsap County, WA | 67 | 54 | 5.0 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #217 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Kitsap 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 classes69
- Gyms75
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios69
- Martial arts and dance studios67
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Kitsap County, WA?
Kitsap County has 54 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Kitsap County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $149.5M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 108,537 households in Kitsap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kitsap County, WA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Kitsap County has 5.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.8M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Kitsap County would have about 74, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,713 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kitsap County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Kitsap County at 283,374 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 108,537 households. Median household income in Kitsap County is $104,158, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Kitsap County scores 67 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #217 of 1,334 scored counties.
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