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Martial arts and dance studios in DeKalb County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in DeKalb County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,048 of 1,334 scored counties
#41 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,535
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,048 of 1,334 scored counties and #41 of 44 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $13.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $800 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per studio, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in DeKalb County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.4M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,903 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $800 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,331 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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
- 44,535+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,096
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 363 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,977
- Median home value
- $194,100
- Jobs located here
- 21,740
- Daytime population
- 43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 41DeKalb County, IN | 35 | 11 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #1,048 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 classes57
- Gyms62
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios35
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, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 martial arts and dance studios in DeKalb County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.7M a year, or $800 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 17,096 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
DeKalb County has 6.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is DeKalb County, IN growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. DeKalb County scores 35 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,048 of 1,334 scored counties.
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