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Martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #636 of 1,334 scored counties
#26 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,132
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Columbia County spend about $23.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $958 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.9M per studio, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Columbia County has 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Columbia County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Columbia County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #636 of 1,334 scored counties and #26 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Columbia County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,942 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $958 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $85,351 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 54 |
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
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,132−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,158
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,726
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,803
- Daytime population
- 48,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Columbia County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, WI | 78 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #57 of 1,334 |
| 2Polk County, WI | 75 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +1.7% | #79 of 1,334 |
| 3Racine County, WI | 74 | 24 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +0.4% | #92 of 1,334 |
| 4Pierce County, WI | 70 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #158 of 1,334 |
| 5Jefferson County, WI | 70 | 12 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.3% | #163 of 1,334 |
| 6Marathon County, WI | 67 | 16 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #214 of 1,334 |
| 7Fond du Lac County, WI | 67 | 17 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #226 of 1,334 |
| 8Chippewa County, WI | 66 | 6 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +1.9% | #232 of 1,334 |
| 9Brown County, WI | 65 | 46 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #256 of 1,334 |
| 10Winnebago County, WI | 64 | 18 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +1.4% | #271 of 1,334 |
| 26Columbia County, WI | 51 | 12 | 5.0 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #636 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 classes65
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Columbia County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Columbia County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $23.1M a year, or $958 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 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 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Columbia County has 5.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 4% 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 Columbia County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #636 of 1,334 scored counties.
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