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Martial arts and dance studios in Kennebec County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Kennebec County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #870 of 1,334 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kennebec County spend about $41.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $762 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Kennebec County has 26 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kennebec County in 2023. That is one for every 3,621 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $665K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kennebec County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kennebec County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Kennebec County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #870 of 1,334 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Kennebec County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,621 | 3,619 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $762 | $858 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $665K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Maine, with Kennebec County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 68 | 44 | 4.8 | $2M | +4.8% | #209 of 1,334 |
| 2Aroostook County, ME | 63 | 7 | 2.3 | $2.8M | −0.7% | #298 of 1,334 |
| 3Cumberland County, ME | 55 | 77 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +4.5% | #522 of 1,334 |
| 4Penobscot County, ME | 53 | 27 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +3.8% | #588 of 1,334 |
| 5Franklin County, ME | 45 | 5 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +4.6% | #822 of 1,334 |
| 6Somerset County, ME | 45 | 9 | 3.9 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #826 of 1,334 |
| 7Oxford County, ME | 43 | 10 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #866 of 1,334 |
| 8Kennebec County, ME | 43 | 26 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #870 of 1,334 |
| 9Androscoggin County, ME | 41 | 23 | 4.9 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #914 of 1,334 |
| 10Sagadahoc County, ME | 40 | 13 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #951 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Kennebec County
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 classes37
- Gyms41
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios36
- Martial arts and dance studios43
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Kennebec County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 martial arts and dance studios in Kennebec County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $41.4M a year, or $762 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Kennebec County has 4.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 21, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,621 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 43 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #870 of 1,334 scored counties.
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