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Martial arts and dance studios in the Frankfort, KY area

How the Frankfort, KY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #152 of 378 scored small-town markets
#2 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $644 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
77,874
+3.1% 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 $644 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in the Frankfort area spend about $20.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.9M per studio, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Frankfort area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Frankfort area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show the Frankfort area grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, the Frankfort area has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #152 of 378 scored small-town markets and #2 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.

How the Frankfort area compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Frankfort, KY area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureFrankfort areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.34.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$2M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,5983,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$644$643$983
Median household income$68,568$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5551

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 the Frankfort area, 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 the Frankfort area

Population, 2025 estimate
77,874+3.1% since 2020
Households
32,371
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
186
Median household income
$68,568+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,626
Median home value
$219,900
Jobs located here
40,911
Daytime population
82,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Frankfort area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kentucky

Small-town markets in Kentucky ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Somerset, KY5572.7$1.9M+3.5%#150 of 378
2Frankfort, KY55113.4$1.9M+3.1%#152 of 378
3Corbin, KY52142.5$1.9M+0.1%#175 of 378
4Richmond-Berea, KY50244.8$1.2M+7.0%#193 of 378
5Pikeville, KY4461.5$3M−5.4%#233 of 378
6Campbellsville, KY3853.4$1.5M+3.4%#270 of 378
7Glasgow, KY3773.2$1.6M+2.6%#281 of 378
8Danville, KY3494.1$1.3M+3.6%#305 of 378
9Madisonville, KY2663.3$1.6M−0.5%#339 of 378
10Henderson, KY17114.7$1.2M−0.9%#365 of 378

Other business types in the Frankfort area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Frankfort, KY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 martial arts and dance studios in the Frankfort area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Frankfort area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Frankfort, KY area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $20.8M a year, or $644 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 32,371 households in the Frankfort area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Frankfort, KY area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Frankfort area has 3.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Frankfort area would have about 10, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is the Frankfort, KY area growing?

Population estimates put the Frankfort area at 77,874 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,371 households. The median household income in the Frankfort area is $68,568 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Frankfort area scores 55 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #152 of 378 scored small-town markets.

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