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Martial arts and dance studios in Hendricks County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #98 of 1,334 scored counties
#8 of 44 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
30
3 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$77.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,150 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,510
+10.2% 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

Hendricks County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #98 of 1,334 scored counties and #8 of 44 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 martial arts and dance studios in Hendricks County. 3 of them (10%) 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.

Households in Hendricks County spend about $77.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,150 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 28% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Hendricks County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 3,356 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $74K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Hendricks County. Population estimates put the population change in Hendricks County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hendricks 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Hendricks County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHendricks CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.64.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.4M$2M
Households per official establishment3,3564,9033,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,150$864$983
Median household income$101,144$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 20
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
303 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$74K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County

Population, 2025 estimate
193,510+10.2% since 2020
Households
67,110
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$101,144+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,514
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
85,878
Daytime population
173,874Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Hendricks County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IN93144.9$2.8M+13.5%#2 of 1,334
2Hancock County, IN8872.1$5.2M+13.5%#9 of 1,334
3Warrick County, IN8552.0$5.3M+4.4%#11 of 1,334
4Morgan County, IN8472.5$3.8M+4.4%#16 of 1,334
5Bartholomew County, IN81113.3$2.9M+4.3%#39 of 1,334
6Clark County, IN81173.3$2.5M+7.5%#40 of 1,334
7Madison County, IN74122.2$3.2M+3.8%#90 of 1,334
8Hendricks County, IN74304.5$2.6M+10.2%#98 of 1,334
9Johnson County, IN72243.8$2.7M+7.4%#131 of 1,334
10Hamilton County, IN71725.2$2.8M+10.9%#147 of 1,334

Other business types in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County, IN?

Hendricks County has 30 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Hendricks County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $77.2M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 67,110 households in Hendricks County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hendricks 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 $2.6M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Hendricks County would have about 38, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,356 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Hendricks County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hendricks County at 193,510 people in 2025, up 10.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,110 households. Median household income in Hendricks County is $101,144, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Hendricks County scores 74 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #98 of 1,334 scored counties.

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