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Martial arts and dance studios in Shelby County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Shelby County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $760 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,576
−1.6% 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

At $760 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $6.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $6.8M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There is 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Shelby County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,973 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, Shelby County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Shelby 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 Shelby County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureShelby CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.14.64.9
Spending per listing$6.8M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishment2,9733,6033,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$760$1,054$983
Median household income$72,095$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$107K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,576−1.6% since 2020
Households
8,918
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$72,095+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,841
Median home value
$137,100
Jobs located here
4,879
Daytime population
15,659Residents 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 Shelby 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
Shelby County, ILNot scored11.1$6.8M−1.6%

Other business types in Shelby 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 Shelby County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 martial arts or dance studio in Shelby County. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $6.8M a year, or $760 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 8,918 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shelby County has 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Shelby County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,973 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Shelby County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Shelby County at 20,576 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,918 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $72,095 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.2% 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. Shelby County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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