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Martial arts and dance studios in Knott County, KY

How Knott County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $434 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,321
−5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 martial arts or dance studio in Knott County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

At $434 per household (56% below the U.S. average), households in Knott County spend about $2.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $2.4M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Knott County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 1,380 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Knott County declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, Knott County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Knott County 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 Knott County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureKnott CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.83.34.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2M$2M
Households per official establishment1,3806,5983,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$434$643$983
Median household income$41,761$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$619K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Knott 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 Knott County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,321−5.9% since 2020
Households
5,521
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
352 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$41,761+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,787
Median home value
$77,000
Jobs located here
2,129
Daytime population
11,618Residents 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 counties in Kentucky for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Knott County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bullitt County, KY71113.5$2.2M+5.0%#155 of 1,334
2Boone County, KY71224.3$2.1M+6.5%#156 of 1,334
3Oldham County, KY70146.1$1.9M+4.9%#172 of 1,334
4Shelby County, KY6763.2$2.4M+6.2%#222 of 1,334
5Warren County, KY64173.1$2.1M+10.6%#290 of 1,334
6Kenton County, KY61284.2$1.9M+3.9%#363 of 1,334
7Jessamine County, KY6073.5$2.1M+7.8%#375 of 1,334
8Scott County, KY60104.4$1.8M+8.2%#385 of 1,334
9Daviess County, KY59122.9$2.2M+1.5%#397 of 1,334
10Hardin County, KY59153.4$2M+2.4%#413 of 1,334
Knott County, KYNot scored11.8$2.4M−5.9%

Other business types in Knott 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 Knott County, KY?

There is 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings in Knott County as of September 2026. 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 Knott County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.4M a year, or $434 per household. That is 56% below the U.S. average (an index of 44, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 martial arts or dance studio 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 5,521 households in Knott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Knott County has 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,380 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Knott County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Knott County at 13,321 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,521 households. Median household income in Knott County is $41,761, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Knott County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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