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Martial arts and dance studios in Manitowoc County, WI
The martial arts and dance studios in Manitowoc County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #354 of 1,334 scored counties
#16 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,710
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 martial arts and dance studios in Manitowoc County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $779 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Manitowoc County spend about $27.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 13% above 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 Manitowoc County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 5,865 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Manitowoc County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Manitowoc County is 61 (upper middle), #354 of 1,334 scored counties and #16 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Manitowoc 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 | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,865 | 3,942 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $779 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,148 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $350K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,710+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,188
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,528
- Median home value
- $186,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,176
- Daytime population
- 74,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 16Manitowoc County, WI | 61 | 12 | 3.4 | $2.3M | +0.4% | #354 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Manitowoc 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 classes58
- Gyms67
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios54
- Martial arts and dance studios61
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Manitowoc County, WI?
There are 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $27.4M a year, or $779 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manitowoc County, WI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Manitowoc County has 3.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Manitowoc County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,865 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc County scores 61 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #354 of 1,334 scored counties.
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