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Martial arts and dance studios in DeKalb County, IL
The martial arts and dance studios in DeKalb County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #767 of 1,334 scored counties
#29 of 45 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 martial arts and dance studios in DeKalb County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $871 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $34.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 29% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 5,650 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #767 of 1,334 scored counties and #29 of 45 scored counties in Illinois.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,650 | 3,603 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $871 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $993K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 29DeKalb County, IL | 47 | 24 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #767 of 1,334 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 classes47
- Gyms53
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in DeKalb County, IL?
There are 24 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $34.5M a year, or $871 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
DeKalb County has 6.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,650 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #767 of 1,334 scored counties.
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