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Martial arts and dance studios in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #368 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $566 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,264
−2.3% 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

The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #368 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area spend about $21.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $566 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per studio, 3% 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 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureParkersburg-Vienna metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.44.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,3753,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$566$595$983
Median household income$57,391$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2733

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
110 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
87,264−2.3% since 2020
Households
37,877
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
599 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,409
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
38,056
Daytime population
89,217Residents 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 metro areas in West Virginia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV68403.4$2.2M+7.1%#49 of 387
Winchester, VA-WV63213.8$2.2M+6.5%#77 of 387
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV581,3225.6$2.2M+3.3%#110 of 387
1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH47463.0$2M−2.6%#220 of 387
2Wheeling, WV-OH45162.8$2.3M−3.6%#244 of 387
3Morgantown, WV36305.2$1.3M+1.3%#325 of 387
4Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH30244.8$1.3M−3.6%#349 of 387
5Beckley, WV29153.3$1.5M−4.3%#353 of 387
6Parkersburg-Vienna, WV27112.9$1.9M−2.3%#368 of 387
7Charleston, WV26414.7$1.3M−4.7%#376 of 387

Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

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Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 martial arts and dance studios in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $21.4M a year, or $566 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 2.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.

How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 27 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #368 of 387 scored metro areas.

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