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Martial arts and dance studios in Monroe County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #753 of 1,334 scored counties
#30 of 44 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
27
3 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$49.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $833 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
143,345
+1.9% 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

At $833 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $49.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.8M per studio, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Monroe County has 27 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 3,484 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Monroe County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Monroe County is 47 (lower middle), #753 of 1,334 scored counties and #30 of 44 scored counties in Indiana.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.63.64.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.4M$2M
Households per official establishment3,4844,9033,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$833$864$983
Median household income$65,868$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 17
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
273 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
143,345+1.9% since 2020
Households
59,236
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
395 sq. mi.
People per square mile
357
Median household income
$65,868+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,438
Median home value
$285,200
Jobs located here
65,975
Daytime population
154,742Residents 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 Monroe 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
30Monroe County, IN47274.6$1.8M+1.9%#753 of 1,334

Other business types in Monroe 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 Monroe County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 martial arts and dance studios in Monroe County. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $49.3M a year, or $833 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 59,236 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 4.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Monroe County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,484 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 143,345 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,236 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $65,868 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Monroe County scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #753 of 1,334 scored counties.

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