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Martial arts and dance studios in Boone County, IL

How Boone County, IL 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #89 of 1,334 scored counties
#1 of 45 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,001 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,568
+0.4% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #89 of 1,334 scored counties and #1 of 45 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

At $1,001 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $19.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 6 martial arts and dance studios, that is $3.2M per studio, 61% 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 Boone County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Boone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Boone County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Boone County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.14.64.9
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,6033,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,001$1,054$983
Median household income$84,571$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7452

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
10The 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 Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,568+0.4% since 2020
Households
19,460
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$84,571+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,291
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
13,351
Daytime population
43,266Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL7463.1$3.2M+0.4%#89 of 1,334
2Kendall County, IL67245.3$2.4M+9.9%#223 of 1,334
3Monroe County, IL6675.1$2.4M−0.3%#240 of 1,334
4Ogle County, IL6473.4$2.7M−0.7%#276 of 1,334
5LaSalle County, IL63143.1$2.8M−1.5%#299 of 1,334
6McHenry County, IL63665.6$2.2M+2.5%#307 of 1,334
7Will County, IL621285.2$2.4M+2.2%#323 of 1,334
8McLean County, IL62294.1$2.4M+0.1%#326 of 1,334
9Sangamon County, IL61344.0$2.3M−1.0%#353 of 1,334
10Cook County, IL589304.4$2.4M−1.3%#429 of 1,334

Other business types in Boone 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 Boone County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 martial arts and dance studios in Boone County. 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 Boone County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Boone County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $19.5M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 19,460 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boone County has 3.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3.2M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Boone County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Boone County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 53,568 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,460 households. The median household income in Boone County is $84,571 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Boone County scores 74 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #89 of 1,334 scored counties.

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