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Martial arts and dance studios in St. Clair County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in St. Clair County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #470 of 1,334 scored counties
#12 of 45 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 47
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $91.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 250,708
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 martial arts and dance studios in St. Clair County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $908 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in St. Clair County spend about $91.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.9M per studio, 3% 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 12 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 8,404 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Clair County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #470 of 1,334 scored counties and #12 of 45 scored counties in Illinois.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,404 | 3,603 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $908 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,854 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 471 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 250,708−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,846
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,153
- Median home value
- $180,300
- Jobs located here
- 90,959
- Daytime population
- 229,240Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
| 12St. Clair County, IL | 57 | 47 | 4.7 | $1.9M | −2.5% | #470 of 1,334 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 classes52
- Gyms56
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios58
- Martial arts and dance studios57
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in St. Clair County, IL?
St. Clair County has 47 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in St. Clair County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $91.6M a year, or $908 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, IL compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
St. Clair County has 4.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 45, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,404 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 57 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #470 of 1,334 scored counties.
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