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Martial arts and dance studios in the Sparta, WI area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Sparta, WI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #63 of 378 scored small-town markets
#5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $787 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,572
+0.6% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Sparta area comes to about $14.4M a year: $787 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 19% 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 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Sparta area as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Sparta area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Sparta area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Sparta area is 67 (upper middle), #63 of 378 scored small-town markets and #5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Sparta area 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 Sparta, WI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSparta areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.34.24.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9423,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.5%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$787$921$983
Median household income$69,467$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6754

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
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 the Sparta area, 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 the Sparta area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,572+0.6% since 2020
Households
18,301
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
901 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$69,467
Average household income
$87,535
Median home value
$210,000
Jobs located here
19,806
Daytime population
44,513Residents 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 small-town markets in Wisconsin for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Sparta area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI73123.4$2.6M+0.3%#35 of 378
2Shawano, WI7152.7$2.8M+1.4%#44 of 378
3Beaver Dam, WI69143.9$2.1M−0.3%#54 of 378
4Marinette, WI-MI6762.0$3.4M+0.3%#62 of 378
5Sparta, WI6763.3$2.4M+0.6%#63 of 378
6Platteville, WI6573.5$2.2M+0.9%#81 of 378
7Manitowoc, WI63123.4$2.3M+0.4%#98 of 378
8Menomonie, WI6084.6$1.8M+1.7%#120 of 378
9Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI5892.8$2.7M−0.2%#133 of 378
10Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI55214.9$2M+0.8%#149 of 378

Other business types in the Sparta area

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Sparta, WI area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 martial arts and dance studios in the Sparta area. One of them (17%) 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 the Sparta area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Sparta, WI area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.4M a year, or $787 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 18,301 households in the Sparta area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sparta area has 3.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Sparta area would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is the Sparta, WI area growing?

Population estimates put the Sparta area at 46,572 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,301 households. The median household income in the Sparta area is $69,467 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sparta area scores 67 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #63 of 378 scored small-town markets.

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