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Martial arts and dance studios in St. Charles Parish, LA
How St. Charles Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,280 of 1,334 scored counties
#23 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $995K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,586
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
St. Charles Parish scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,280 of 1,334 scored counties and #23 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in St. Charles Parish comes to about $14.9M a year: $802 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $995K per studio, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
St. Charles Parish has 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Charles Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in St. Charles Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Charles 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 | St. Charles Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $995K | $1.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,142 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $802 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,897 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 23 |
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
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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. Charles 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. Charles Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,586−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,608
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 278 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $80,897+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,861
- Median home value
- $263,700
- Jobs located here
- 26,102
- Daytime population
- 52,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 23St. Charles Parish, LA | 17 | 15 | 8.1 | $995K | −3.7% | #1,280 of 1,334 |
Other business types in St. Charles 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 classes41
- Gyms43
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios17
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in St. Charles Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 martial arts and dance studios in St. Charles Parish. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Charles Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Charles Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.9M a year, or $802 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $995K 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 18,608 households in St. Charles Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Charles Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
St. Charles Parish has 8.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $995K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, St. Charles Parish would have about 7, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is St. Charles Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Charles Parish at 50,586 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,608 households. The median household income in St. Charles Parish is $80,897 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Charles Parish scores 17 for martial arts and dance studios (low), #1,280 of 1,334 scored counties.
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