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Martial arts and dance studios in Kittitas County, WA
The martial arts and dance studios in Kittitas County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #193 of 1,334 scored counties
#12 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,803
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 martial arts and dance studios in Kittitas County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Kittitas County comes to about $21.8M a year: $1,090 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 martial arts and dance studios, that is $3.6M per studio, 80% 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kittitas County in 2023. That is one for every 2,221 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Kittitas County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Kittitas County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #193 of 1,334 scored counties and #12 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kittitas 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 | Kittitas County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.1M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,221 | 2,626 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,090 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,804 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 336
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $596K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Kittitas 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 Kittitas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,803+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,993
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,663
- Median home value
- $497,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,312
- Daytime population
- 44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Kittitas County, WA | 68 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #193 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Kittitas 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
- Gyms56
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios55
- Martial arts and dance studios68
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Kittitas County, WA?
There are 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Kittitas County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Kittitas County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.8M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 19,993 households in Kittitas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kittitas County, WA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Kittitas County has 3.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3.6M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Kittitas County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,221 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Kittitas County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Kittitas County at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in Kittitas County is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Kittitas County scores 68 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #193 of 1,334 scored counties.
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