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Martial arts and dance studios in St. Bernard Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in St. Bernard Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,196 of 1,334 scored counties
#17 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $612 a household
Spending per listing
$902K
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,642
+4.1% 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

St. Bernard Parish scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,196 of 1,334 scored counties and #17 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $612 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in St. Bernard Parish spend about $9.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $902K per studio, 55% 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 St. Bernard Parish as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Bernard Parish was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,244 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Bernard Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Bernard 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in St. Bernard Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Bernard ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.84.94.9
Spending per listing$902K$1.3M$2M
Households per official establishment3,2445,1423,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$612$646$983
Median household income$58,651$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2623

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$611K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
45,642+4.1% since 2020
Households
16,219
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
378 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$58,651+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,188
Median home value
$202,500
Jobs located here
11,689
Daytime population
35,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with St. Bernard Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tangipahoa Parish, LA65142.7$2.2M+5.8%#259 of 1,334
2Livingston Parish, LA59234.3$1.6M+8.5%#424 of 1,334
3Ascension Parish, LA48285.9$1.5M+6.4%#743 of 1,334
4St. Martin Parish, LA4252.6$2.3M−1.0%#879 of 1,334
5Acadia Parish, LA4052.3$2.2M−0.8%#931 of 1,334
6Vermilion Parish, LA3894.1$1.4M+1.3%#987 of 1,334
7Rapides Parish, LA37204.1$1.5M−2.9%#1,003 of 1,334
8Bossier Parish, LA35265.1$1.3M+2.5%#1,046 of 1,334
9St. Tammany Parish, LA34797.5$1.1M+5.3%#1,070 of 1,334
10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA32804.5$1.6M+0.1%#1,094 of 1,334
17St. Bernard Parish, LA26116.8$902K+4.1%#1,196 of 1,334

Other business types in St. Bernard Parish

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in St. Bernard Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 martial arts and dance studios in St. Bernard Parish. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in St. Bernard Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9.9M a year, or $612 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $902K 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 16,219 households in St. Bernard Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Bernard Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

St. Bernard Parish has 6.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $902K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, St. Bernard Parish would have about 5, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,244 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Bernard Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Bernard Parish at 45,642 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,219 households. The median household income in St. Bernard Parish is $58,651 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. 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. St. Bernard Parish scores 26 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,196 of 1,334 scored counties.

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