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Martial arts and dance studios in St. Mary Parish, LA
The martial arts and dance studios in St. Mary Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,320 of 1,334 scored counties
#27 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $521 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,552
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in St. Mary Parish is 7 (very low), #1,320 of 1,334 scored counties and #27 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 martial arts and dance studios in St. Mary Parish. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in St. Mary Parish comes to about $9.6M a year: $521 per household, 47% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per studio, 40% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Mary Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in St. Mary Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Mary 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. Mary Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | −5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $521 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $52,576 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 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
- 81 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. Mary 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. Mary Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,552−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,463
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $52,576+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,245
- Median home value
- $138,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,344
- Daytime population
- 47,916Residents 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 |
| 27St. Mary Parish, LA | 7 | 8 | 4.3 | $1.2M | −5.3% | #1,320 of 1,334 |
Other business types in St. Mary 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 classes10
- Gyms11
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios7
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in St. Mary Parish, LA?
St. Mary Parish has 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Mary Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Mary Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.6M a year, or $521 per household. That is 47% below the U.S. average (an index of 53, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 18,463 households in St. Mary Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Mary Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
St. Mary Parish has 4.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, St. Mary Parish would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is St. Mary Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Mary Parish at 46,552 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,463 households. Median household income in St. Mary Parish is $52,576, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. St. Mary Parish scores 7 for martial arts and dance studios (very low), #1,320 of 1,334 scored counties.
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