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Martial arts and dance studios in Delaware County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Delaware County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #741 of 1,334 scored counties
#29 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $652 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $652 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $30.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 19 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.6M per studio, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Delaware County has 19 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Delaware County in 2023. That is one for every 15,419 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Delaware County.
Population estimates show Delaware County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #741 of 1,334 scored counties and #29 of 44 scored counties in Indiana.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.4M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,419 | 4,903 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $652 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $860K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents 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 Delaware 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 |
| 29Delaware County, IN | 48 | 19 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +1.2% | #741 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 classes50
- Gyms50
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios48
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Delaware County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 martial arts and dance studios in Delaware County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 Delaware County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $30.2M a year, or $652 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Delaware County has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Delaware County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,419 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 48 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #741 of 1,334 scored counties.
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