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Martial arts and dance studios in Sheboygan County, WI

How Sheboygan County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #303 of 1,334 scored counties
#13 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$42M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $845 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,047
0.0% 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

Households in Sheboygan County spend about $42M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $845 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per studio, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Sheboygan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Sheboygan County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 6,216 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sheboygan County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, Sheboygan County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #303 of 1,334 scored counties and #13 of 39 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sheboygan 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Sheboygan County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSheboygan CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.24.9
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishment6,2163,9423,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.5%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$845$921$983
Median household income$73,094$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6354

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$589K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County

Population, 2025 estimate
118,0470.0% since 2020
Households
49,725
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
231
Median household income
$73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,780
Median home value
$232,700
Jobs located here
58,857
Daytime population
120,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Sheboygan County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, WI78193.3$3.2M+1.8%#57 of 1,334
2Polk County, WI7552.6$3.4M+1.7%#79 of 1,334
3Racine County, WI74243.0$3.1M+0.4%#92 of 1,334
4Pierce County, WI7053.2$3.3M+3.1%#158 of 1,334
5Jefferson County, WI70123.4$2.6M+0.3%#163 of 1,334
6Marathon County, WI67162.8$3.2M+1.0%#214 of 1,334
7Fond du Lac County, WI67173.9$2.1M+0.5%#226 of 1,334
8Chippewa County, WI6662.2$3.7M+1.9%#232 of 1,334
9Brown County, WI65464.1$2.2M+2.6%#256 of 1,334
10Winnebago County, WI64182.5$3.5M+1.4%#271 of 1,334
13Sheboygan County, WI63183.6$2.3M0.0%#303 of 1,334

Other business types in Sheboygan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Sheboygan County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 martial arts and dance studios in Sheboygan County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Sheboygan County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $42M a year, or $845 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sheboygan County, WI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Sheboygan County has 3.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,216 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 63 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #303 of 1,334 scored counties.

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