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Martial arts and dance studios in Butler County, KS
The martial arts and dance studios in Butler County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #100 of 1,334 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,484
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Butler County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #100 of 1,334 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 martial arts and dance studios in Butler County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Butler County spend about $23.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $940 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 18% 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 Butler County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,335 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates show Butler County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Butler County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Butler County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,335 | 4,178 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $940 | $911 | $983 |
| Median household income | $81,610 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $270K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,484+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 25,338
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $81,610+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,506
- Median home value
- $217,600
- Jobs located here
- 20,149
- Daytime population
- 57,947Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butler County, KS | 74 | 10 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #100 of 1,334 |
| 2Wyandotte County, KS | 73 | 14 | 2.3 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #108 of 1,334 |
| 3Leavenworth County, KS | 71 | 11 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.2% | #145 of 1,334 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, KS | 69 | 5 | 5.3 | $1.9M | +6.9% | #190 of 1,334 |
| 5Johnson County, KS | 60 | 159 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #376 of 1,334 |
| 6Sedgwick County, KS | 58 | 89 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #447 of 1,334 |
| 7Saline County, KS | 56 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.4M | −1.6% | #484 of 1,334 |
| 8McPherson County, KS | 51 | 5 | 4.1 | $2M | −0.4% | #629 of 1,334 |
| 9Shawnee County, KS | 50 | 34 | 4.5 | $1.8M | 0.0% | #672 of 1,334 |
| 10Miami County, KS | 49 | 11 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #727 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Butler 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 classes81
- Gyms87
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios74
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Butler County, KS?
Butler County has 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Butler County, KS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $23.8M a year, or $940 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 25,338 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, KS compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Butler County has 3.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Butler County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,335 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 69,484 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,338 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,610, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Butler County scores 74 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #100 of 1,334 scored counties.
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