Market rankings · Kentucky
Martial arts and dance studios in Kentucky
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kentucky, ranked by the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 596
- 39 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 275
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 33% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #25 of 51
- Market score 51 · Upper middle
A site report maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Kentucky has 596 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 7%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Kentucky comes to about $1.2B a year: $643 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Official counts show 275 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kentucky in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 6,598 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #25 for martial arts and dance studios, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Bowling Green metro area scores highest (71). Of the 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Somerset area scores highest (55).
Every market in Kentucky for martial arts and dance studios
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bowling Green, KY | 71 | 17 | 2.3 | $2.7M | +9.5% | #32 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 386 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #67 of 387 |
| 2Owensboro, KY | 60 | 12 | 2.7 | $2.4M | +1.3% | #97 of 387 |
| 3Elizabethtown, KY | 58 | 16 | 3.2 | $2.1M | +2.4% | #115 of 387 |
| 4Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 55 | 215 | 3.9 | $2M | +2.9% | #138 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 51 | 48 | 3.8 | $1.6M | +8.5% | #177 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 47 | 46 | 3.0 | $2M | −2.6% | #220 of 387 |
| 5Lexington-Fayette, KY | 36 | 101 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #321 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 27 | 18 | 4.3 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #369 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset, KY | 55 | 7 | 2.7 | $1.9M | +3.5% | #150 of 378 |
| 2Frankfort, KY | 55 | 11 | 3.4 | $1.9M | +3.1% | #152 of 378 |
| 3Corbin, KY | 52 | 14 | 2.5 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #175 of 378 |
| 4Richmond-Berea, KY | 50 | 24 | 4.8 | $1.2M | +7.0% | #193 of 378 |
| 5Pikeville, KY | 44 | 6 | 1.5 | $3M | −5.4% | #233 of 378 |
| 6Campbellsville, KY | 38 | 5 | 3.4 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #270 of 378 |
| 7Glasgow, KY | 37 | 7 | 3.2 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #281 of 378 |
| 8Danville, KY | 34 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #305 of 378 |
| 9Madisonville, KY | 26 | 6 | 3.3 | $1.6M | −0.5% | #339 of 378 |
| 10Henderson, KY | 17 | 11 | 4.7 | $1.2M | −0.9% | #365 of 378 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | $3.2M | +3.1% | |
| Murray, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $2M | +4.9% | |
| Mayfield, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $2.5M | +1.4% | |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.0 | $1.3M | −4.8% | |
| Franklin, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $1.2M | +5.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bullitt County, KY | 71 | 11 | 3.5 | $2.2M | +5.0% | #155 of 1,334 |
| 2Boone County, KY | 71 | 22 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #156 of 1,334 |
| 3Oldham County, KY | 70 | 14 | 6.1 | $1.9M | +4.9% | #172 of 1,334 |
| 4Shelby County, KY | 67 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.4M | +6.2% | #222 of 1,334 |
| 5Warren County, KY | 64 | 17 | 3.1 | $2.1M | +10.6% | #290 of 1,334 |
| 6Kenton County, KY | 61 | 28 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #363 of 1,334 |
| 7Jessamine County, KY | 60 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.1M | +7.8% | #375 of 1,334 |
| 8Scott County, KY | 60 | 10 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +8.2% | #385 of 1,334 |
| 9Daviess County, KY | 59 | 12 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #397 of 1,334 |
| 10Hardin County, KY | 59 | 15 | 3.4 | $2M | +2.4% | #413 of 1,334 |
| 11Pulaski County, KY | 53 | 7 | 2.7 | $1.9M | +3.5% | #581 of 1,334 |
| 12Franklin County, KY | 49 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #695 of 1,334 |
| 13Jefferson County, KY | 46 | 131 | 4.0 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #783 of 1,334 |
| 14Campbell County, KY | 45 | 18 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +2.5% | #821 of 1,334 |
| 15Madison County, KY | 44 | 23 | 6.2 | $1M | +9.4% | #855 of 1,334 |
| 16Christian County, KY | 41 | 5 | 1.9 | $2.6M | −3.6% | #904 of 1,334 |
| 17Fayette County, KY | 38 | 68 | 4.9 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #980 of 1,334 |
| 18Pike County, KY | 35 | 5 | 2.1 | $2.3M | −6.4% | #1,028 of 1,334 |
| 19Boyd County, KY | 32 | 6 | 3.1 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #1,090 of 1,334 |
| 20Barren County, KY | 25 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #1,203 of 1,334 |
| 21Laurel County, KY | 24 | 9 | 3.8 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #1,214 of 1,334 |
| 22McCracken County, KY | 23 | 15 | 5.4 | $1.2M | −0.5% | #1,221 of 1,334 |
| 23Hopkins County, KY | 22 | 6 | 3.3 | $1.6M | −0.5% | #1,224 of 1,334 |
| 24Taylor County, KY | 20 | 5 | 4.9 | $1.1M | +2.9% | #1,260 of 1,334 |
| 25Boyle County, KY | 19 | 8 | 6.6 | $861K | +2.9% | #1,267 of 1,334 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Clark County, KY | 19 | 12 | 8.0 | $773K | +2.3% | #1,268 of 1,334 |
| 27Marshall County, KY | 13 | 9 | 6.8 | $914K | −0.1% | #1,299 of 1,334 |
| 28Henderson County, KY | 9 | 11 | 5.9 | $955K | −0.9% | #1,316 of 1,334 |
| Nelson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $4.1M | +4.8% | |
| Calloway County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $2M | +4.9% | |
| Whitley County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.2 | $2.1M | +1.6% | |
| Graves County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $2.5M | +1.4% | |
| Greenup County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.7 | $2.2M | −1.9% | |
| Floyd County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $6.6M | −3.9% | |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $6.8M | −0.9% | |
| Meade County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $3.9M | +2.2% | |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $4.4M | −2.2% | |
| Montgomery County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $2.9M | +2.5% | |
| Logan County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $1.8M | −6.4% | |
| Woodford County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $4.4M | +3.7% | |
| Grayson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $5.5M | +3.6% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $1.8M | −1.7% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $1.5M | −7.6% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $1.4M | +4.7% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $1.7M | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $5M | +4.6% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $4.8M | +0.8% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.0 | $1.3M | −4.8% | |
| Mercer County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $2.7M | +4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $1M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.5% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $4.5M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% | |
| Bourbon County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $2.6M | −0.3% | |
| Spencer County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +7.7% | |
| Simpson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $1.2M | +5.9% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $2.9M | −4.1% | |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $2.1M | +2.7% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $3.4M | +0.3% | |
| Harrison County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.9% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Russell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $2M | +3.4% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $3.7M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $1.9M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $2M | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $3.2M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $3M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Henry County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $3.6M | +4.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $3.4M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $3.5M | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $2.3M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $2.4M | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $2.7M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $2.1M | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.1M | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $2.5M | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.6M | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $2.7M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $1.8M | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $2.3M | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.8 | $1.2M | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $1.6M | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $2M | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $2.3M | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $970K | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $832K | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $951K | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Kentucky?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 596 martial arts and dance studios in Kentucky. 39 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 275 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.2B a year, or $643 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 596 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Kentucky has 3.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Kentucky would have about 578, against 596 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,598 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for martial arts and dance studios?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Bowling Green metro area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Somerset area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 28 scored counties in Kentucky, Bullitt County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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