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Martial arts and dance studios in Harrison County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Harrison County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,113 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $621 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,221
−2.5% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Harrison County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,113 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $621 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $16.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 13 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Harrison County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 8,784 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates show Harrison County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Harrison 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Harrison County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.93.44.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishment8,7848,3753,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$621$595$983
Median household income$60,377$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score3233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$79K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,221−2.5% since 2020
Households
26,353
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
156
Median household income
$60,377+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,166
Median home value
$166,200
Jobs located here
34,505
Daytime population
72,165Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Harrison County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV70173.3$2.2M+13.7%#170 of 1,334
2Jefferson County, WV67104.4$2.1M+9.2%#227 of 1,334
3Putnam County, WV5493.9$2M−1.0%#547 of 1,334
4Monongalia County, WV40286.3$1.2M+2.0%#950 of 1,334
5Cabell County, WV32153.8$1.5M−3.2%#1,096 of 1,334
6Harrison County, WV32134.9$1.3M−2.5%#1,113 of 1,334
7Ohio County, WV3063.3$1.9M−4.4%#1,137 of 1,334
8Wood County, WV29113.1$1.9M−2.1%#1,151 of 1,334
9Kanawha County, WV29395.1$1.2M−4.3%#1,161 of 1,334
10Mercer County, WV1883.3$1.6M−3.4%#1,269 of 1,334

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Harrison County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 martial arts and dance studios in Harrison County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Harrison County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $16.4M a year, or $621 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 26,353 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harrison County, WV compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Harrison County has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Harrison County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,784 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 64,221 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,353 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $60,377 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.9% 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. Harrison County scores 32 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,113 of 1,334 scored counties.

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