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Martial arts and dance studios in Ada County, ID
How Ada County, ID 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 #313 of 1,334 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 130
- 11 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $255.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,260 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 martial arts and dance studios in Ada County. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Ada County comes to about $255.1M a year: $1,260 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 3% below 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.
Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Ada County in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,935 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Ada County.
Population estimates show Ada County grew 9.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Ada County is 63 (upper middle), #313 of 1,334 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,935 | 3,395 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +41.9% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,260 | $1,038 | $983 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 69+50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 688
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Ada County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kootenai County, ID | 74 | 33 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +11.0% | #102 of 1,334 |
| 2Nez Perce County, ID | 71 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +1.8% | #139 of 1,334 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 68 | 41 | 4.8 | $2M | +18.1% | #208 of 1,334 |
| 4Ada County, ID | 63 | 130 | 6.4 | $2M | +9.6% | #313 of 1,334 |
| 5Bonner County, ID | 63 | 10 | 4.9 | $2M | +14.8% | #314 of 1,334 |
| 6Bingham County, ID | 60 | 10 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +6.4% | #389 of 1,334 |
| 7Twin Falls County, ID | 60 | 22 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +7.9% | #390 of 1,334 |
| 8Payette County, ID | 50 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +8.8% | #687 of 1,334 |
| 9Bonneville County, ID | 46 | 34 | 7.7 | $1.4M | +8.9% | #808 of 1,334 |
| 10Jefferson County, ID | 43 | 8 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +13.6% | #874 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Ada 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 classes54
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios48
- Martial arts and dance studios63
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Ada County, ID?
There are 130 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Ada County as of September 2026. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $255.1M a year, or $1,260 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $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 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Ada County has 6.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Ada County would have about 127, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,935 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 63 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #313 of 1,334 scored counties.
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