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Martial arts and dance studios in Cook County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Cook County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #429 of 1,334 scored counties
#10 of 45 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 930
- 83 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 587
- +1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,085 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 930 martial arts and dance studios in Cook County. 83 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cook County comes to about $2.3B a year: $1,085 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 930 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.4M per studio, 21% 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.
Official counts show 587 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cook County in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,578 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $11.7M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cook County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cook County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, Cook County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #429 of 1,334 scored counties and #10 of 45 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook 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.
| Measure | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,578 | 3,603 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.9% | +3.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,085 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 576 → 587+1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,625
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $137.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93083 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $11.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cook County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 74 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #89 of 1,334 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 67 | 24 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +9.9% | #223 of 1,334 |
| 3Monroe County, IL | 66 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.4M | −0.3% | #240 of 1,334 |
| 4Ogle County, IL | 64 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.7M | −0.7% | #276 of 1,334 |
| 5LaSalle County, IL | 63 | 14 | 3.1 | $2.8M | −1.5% | #299 of 1,334 |
| 6McHenry County, IL | 63 | 66 | 5.6 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #307 of 1,334 |
| 7Will County, IL | 62 | 128 | 5.2 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #323 of 1,334 |
| 8McLean County, IL | 62 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +0.1% | #326 of 1,334 |
| 9Sangamon County, IL | 61 | 34 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #353 of 1,334 |
| 10Cook County, IL | 58 | 930 | 4.4 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #429 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Cook 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 classes55
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios58
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Cook County, IL?
Cook County has 930 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 83 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 587 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.3B a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 930 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Cook County has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Cook County would have about 1,129, against 930 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,578 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 58 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #429 of 1,334 scored counties.
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