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Martial arts and dance studios in Polk County, WI
The martial arts and dance studios in Polk County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #79 of 1,334 scored counties
#2 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,803
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #79 of 1,334 scored counties and #2 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 martial arts and dance studios in Polk County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $870 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $17M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $3.4M per studio, 68% 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 Polk County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,514 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates show Polk County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,514 | 3,942 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $870 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $77,219 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $347K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,803+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,542
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $77,219+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,913
- Median home value
- $271,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,552
- Daytime population
- 37,385Residents 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 |
Other business types in Polk 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 classes72
- Gyms48
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios75
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Polk County, WI?
Polk County has 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Polk County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $17M a year, or $870 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 19,542 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, WI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Polk County has 2.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3.4M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Polk County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,514 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 45,803 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,542 households. Median household income in Polk County is $77,219, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. Polk County scores 75 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #79 of 1,334 scored counties.
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