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Martial arts and dance studios in Orleans Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Orleans Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,202 of 1,334 scored counties
#18 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 76
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $105.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $675 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 362,154
- −5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Orleans Parish scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,202 of 1,334 scored counties and #18 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 76 martial arts and dance studios in Orleans Parish. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Orleans Parish comes to about $105.2M a year: $675 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 76 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.4M per studio, 31% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Orleans Parish was 37 in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,211 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $435K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Orleans Parish. Population estimates put the population change in Orleans Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Orleans Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Orleans Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,211 | 5,142 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +1.5% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $675 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 37−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 762 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $435K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Orleans Parish, 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 Orleans Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 362,154−5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 155,821
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 170 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,193
- Median household income
- $56,631+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,726
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Jobs located here
- 192,799
- Daytime population
- 412,758Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Orleans Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 65 | 14 | 2.7 | $2.2M | +5.8% | #259 of 1,334 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 59 | 23 | 4.3 | $1.6M | +8.5% | #424 of 1,334 |
| 3Ascension Parish, LA | 48 | 28 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +6.4% | #743 of 1,334 |
| 4St. Martin Parish, LA | 42 | 5 | 2.6 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #879 of 1,334 |
| 5Acadia Parish, LA | 40 | 5 | 2.3 | $2.2M | −0.8% | #931 of 1,334 |
| 6Vermilion Parish, LA | 38 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.4M | +1.3% | #987 of 1,334 |
| 7Rapides Parish, LA | 37 | 20 | 4.1 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #1,003 of 1,334 |
| 8Bossier Parish, LA | 35 | 26 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #1,046 of 1,334 |
| 9St. Tammany Parish, LA | 34 | 79 | 7.5 | $1.1M | +5.3% | #1,070 of 1,334 |
| 10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 32 | 80 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #1,094 of 1,334 |
| 18Orleans Parish, LA | 25 | 76 | 4.9 | $1.4M | −5.5% | #1,202 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Orleans Parish
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 classes18
- Gyms21
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios19
- Martial arts and dance studios25
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Orleans Parish, LA?
Orleans Parish has 76 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Orleans Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $105.2M a year, or $675 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 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 155,821 households in Orleans Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Orleans Parish has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Orleans Parish would have about 52, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,211 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Orleans Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Orleans Parish at 362,154 people in 2025, down 5.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,821 households. Median household income in Orleans Parish is $56,631, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.1%, 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. Orleans Parish scores 25 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,202 of 1,334 scored counties.
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