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Martial arts and dance studios in Marathon County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Marathon County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,432
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 martial arts and dance studios in Marathon County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Marathon County spend about $51.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $884 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 58% 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 Marathon County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,451 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Marathon County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marathon County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #214 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Marathon 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 | Marathon County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,451 | 3,942 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $884 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $77,884 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Marathon 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 Marathon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,432+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,866
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $77,884+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,899
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 72,449
- Daytime population
- 141,458Residents 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 Marathon 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 |
Other business types in Marathon 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
- Gyms69
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios69
- Martial arts and dance studios67
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Marathon County, WI?
Marathon County has 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Marathon County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $51.1M a year, or $884 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 57,866 households in Marathon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marathon County, WI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Marathon County has 2.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3.2M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Marathon County would have about 25, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,451 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Marathon County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marathon County at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in Marathon County is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Marathon County scores 67 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #214 of 1,334 scored counties.
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