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Martial arts and dance studios in Allen County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Allen County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #639 of 1,334 scored counties
#26 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 70
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +22.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $131.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,329
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 martial arts and dance studios in Allen County. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Allen County comes to about $131.7M a year: $841 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 70 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.9M per studio, 7% 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.
Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Allen County in 2023, up 22.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,131 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $80K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Allen County.
Population estimates show Allen County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Allen County is 51 (upper middle), #639 of 1,334 scored counties and #26 of 44 scored counties in Indiana.
How Allen County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Allen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,131 | 4,903 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.0% | +9.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $841 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,737 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 50+22.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 411
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 705 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Allen 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,329+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,570
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 597
- Median household income
- $70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,582
- Median home value
- $214,900
- Jobs located here
- 204,663
- Daytime population
- 410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IN | 93 | 14 | 4.9 | $2.8M | +13.5% | #2 of 1,334 |
| 2Hancock County, IN | 88 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +13.5% | #9 of 1,334 |
| 3Warrick County, IN | 85 | 5 | 2.0 | $5.3M | +4.4% | #11 of 1,334 |
| 4Morgan County, IN | 84 | 7 | 2.5 | $3.8M | +4.4% | #16 of 1,334 |
| 5Bartholomew County, IN | 81 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +4.3% | #39 of 1,334 |
| 6Clark County, IN | 81 | 17 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +7.5% | #40 of 1,334 |
| 7Madison County, IN | 74 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.2M | +3.8% | #90 of 1,334 |
| 8Hendricks County, IN | 74 | 30 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +10.2% | #98 of 1,334 |
| 9Johnson County, IN | 72 | 24 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +7.4% | #131 of 1,334 |
| 10Hamilton County, IN | 71 | 72 | 5.2 | $2.8M | +10.9% | #147 of 1,334 |
| 26Allen County, IN | 51 | 70 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #639 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Allen 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 classes58
- Gyms66
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios62
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Allen County, IN?
There are 70 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 22.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $131.7M a year, or $841 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 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 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Allen County has 4.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Allen County would have about 65, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,131 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #639 of 1,334 scored counties.
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