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Martial arts and dance studios in Riley County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Riley County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,155 of 1,334 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Riley County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,155 of 1,334 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 martial arts and dance studios in Riley County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $785 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Riley County spend about $21.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 28% below 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Riley County in 2023. That is one for every 2,308 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $42K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Riley County. Population estimates put the population change in Riley County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,308 | 4,178 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $785 | $911 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $42K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Riley County marked.
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 |
| 16Riley County, KS | 29 | 15 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +0.8% | #1,155 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Riley 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 classes28
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios29
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Riley County, KS?
Riley County has 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.7M a year, or $785 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Riley County has 5.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Riley County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,308 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 29 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,155 of 1,334 scored counties.
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