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Martial arts and dance studios in Lake County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Lake County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #373 of 1,334 scored counties
#19 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 72
- 4 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $168.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 martial arts and dance studios in Lake County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lake County comes to about $168.9M a year: $866 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per studio, 16% 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.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lake County in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,242 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Lake County is 60 (upper middle), #373 of 1,334 scored counties and #19 of 44 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,242 | 4,903 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.2% | +9.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $866 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 46+12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 355
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 724 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 19Lake County, IN | 60 | 72 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #373 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Lake 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
- Gyms60
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios63
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Lake County, IN?
Lake County has 72 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $168.9M a year, or $866 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Lake County has 3.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lake County would have about 84, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,242 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 60 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #373 of 1,334 scored counties.
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