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Martial arts and dance studios in Greenbrier County, WV
How Greenbrier County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,314 of 1,334 scored counties
#14 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $479 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,578
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Greenbrier County is 9 (very low), #1,314 of 1,334 scored counties and #14 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 martial arts and dance studios in Greenbrier County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Greenbrier County spend about $7.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $479 per household, 51% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per studio, 41% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Greenbrier County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,465 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates show Greenbrier County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Greenbrier County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Greenbrier County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,465 | 8,375 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $479 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $48,218 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $536K
- 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
- 4The 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 Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,578−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 14,788
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,020 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $48,218+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,064
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,698
- Daytime population
- 31,539Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Greenbrier County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 70 | 17 | 3.3 | $2.2M | +13.7% | #170 of 1,334 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 67 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #227 of 1,334 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 54 | 9 | 3.9 | $2M | −1.0% | #547 of 1,334 |
| 4Monongalia County, WV | 40 | 28 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #950 of 1,334 |
| 5Cabell County, WV | 32 | 15 | 3.8 | $1.5M | −3.2% | #1,096 of 1,334 |
| 6Harrison County, WV | 32 | 13 | 4.9 | $1.3M | −2.5% | #1,113 of 1,334 |
| 7Ohio County, WV | 30 | 6 | 3.3 | $1.9M | −4.4% | #1,137 of 1,334 |
| 8Wood County, WV | 29 | 11 | 3.1 | $1.9M | −2.1% | #1,151 of 1,334 |
| 9Kanawha County, WV | 29 | 39 | 5.1 | $1.2M | −4.3% | #1,161 of 1,334 |
| 10Mercer County, WV | 18 | 8 | 3.3 | $1.6M | −3.4% | #1,269 of 1,334 |
| 14Greenbrier County, WV | 9 | 6 | 4.1 | $1.2M | −4.0% | #1,314 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Greenbrier 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 classes29
- Gyms37
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios9
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Greenbrier County, WV?
There are 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Greenbrier County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Greenbrier County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.1M a year, or $479 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 14,788 households in Greenbrier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenbrier County, WV compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Greenbrier County has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Greenbrier County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,465 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Greenbrier County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Greenbrier County at 31,578 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,788 households. Median household income in Greenbrier County is $48,218, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Greenbrier County scores 9 for martial arts and dance studios (very low), #1,314 of 1,334 scored counties.
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