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Martial arts and dance studios in Rock Island County, IL

The martial arts and dance studios in Rock Island County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #540 of 1,334 scored counties
#21 of 45 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
23
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $784 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,869
−1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 martial arts and dance studios in Rock Island County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Rock Island County comes to about $48.4M a year: $784 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.1M per studio, 4% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Rock Island County in 2023. That is one for every 6,173 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $69K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Rock Island County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rock Island County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Rock Island County is 54 (upper middle), #540 of 1,334 scored counties and #21 of 45 scored counties in Illinois.

How Rock Island 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 Rock Island County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRock Island CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.64.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishment6,1733,6033,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$784$1,054$983
Median household income$67,159$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5452

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$773K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
234 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$69K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County

Population, 2025 estimate
141,869−1.7% since 2020
Households
61,733
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
428 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,299
Median home value
$150,400
Jobs located here
67,505
Daytime population
147,154Residents 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 Rock Island 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
21Rock Island County, IL54233.7$2.1M−1.7%#540 of 1,334

Other business types in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County, IL?

There are 23 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Rock Island County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $48.4M a year, or $784 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rock Island County has 3.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 24, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,173 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Rock Island County scores 54 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #540 of 1,334 scored counties.

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