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Martial arts and dance studios in the Shelton, WA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Shelton, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$28.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,098 a household
Spending per listing
$9.5M
4.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,165
+7.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 martial arts and dance studios in the Shelton area. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $1,098 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Shelton area spend about $28.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $9.5M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 4.7 times 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Shelton area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Shelton area grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, the Shelton area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Shelton area 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 Shelton, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureShelton areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.24.54.9
Spending per listing$9.5M$3.1M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6263,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,098$1,386$983
Median household income$83,270$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored72

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 the Shelton area, 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 the Shelton area

Population, 2025 estimate
71,165+7.8% since 2020
Households
26,029
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
960 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,630
Median home value
$411,800
Jobs located here
13,833
Daytime population
54,996Residents 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 small-town markets in Washington for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Shelton area marked.

Top small-town markets in Washington

Small-town markets in Washington ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Centralia, WA93103.0$3.2M+6.7%#1 of 378
2Moses Lake, WA76144.0$2.4M+6.3%#24 of 378
3Ellensburg, WA7363.0$3.6M+4.2%#30 of 378
4Port Townsend, WA6963.7$2.9M+2.7%#52 of 378
5Port Angeles, WA66133.7$2.6M+1.1%#69 of 378
6Aberdeen, WA65144.6$1.9M+3.0%#84 of 378
7Oak Harbor, WA64123.3$3.5M−1.5%#85 of 378
Shelton, WANot scored31.2$9.5M+7.8%

Other business types in the Shelton area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Shelton, WA area?

The Shelton area has 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Shelton area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Shelton, WA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $28.6M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $9.5M 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 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Shelton area has 1.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $9.5M, 4.7 times the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 14, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Shelton area has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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