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Martial arts and dance studios in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #65 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 107
- 8 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $251.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,057 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 608,012
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,057 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area spend about $251.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 107 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.3M per studio, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 107 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,715 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #65 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro 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.
| Measure | Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.1M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,715 | 2,626 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +12.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,057 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $77,488 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 583
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1078 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 608,012+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 237,769
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $77,488+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,458
- Median home value
- $405,300
- Jobs located here
- 253,696
- Daytime population
- 597,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Longview-Kelso, WA | 81 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #5 of 387 |
| 2Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 72 | 19 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +2.4% | #23 of 387 |
| 3Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 71 | 16 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +5.0% | #26 of 387 |
| 4Yakima, WA | 71 | 25 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #27 of 387 |
| 5Kennewick-Richland, WA | 70 | 53 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #41 of 387 |
| 6Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 69 | 51 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #43 of 387 |
| 7Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 67 | 807 | 5.0 | $3.2M | +3.3% | #50 of 387 |
| 8Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 65 | 54 | 5.0 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #61 of 387 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 65 | 10 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +1.5% | #62 of 387 |
| 9Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 65 | 107 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #65 of 387 |
Other business types in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area
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 classes63
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios54
- Martial arts and dance studios65
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 107 martial arts and dance studios in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area. 8 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $251.3M a year, or $1,057 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 237,769 households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 4.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area would have about 125, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,715 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area at 608,012 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 237,769 households. The median household income in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is $77,488 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area scores 65 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #65 of 387 scored metro areas.
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