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Martial arts and dance studios in Penobscot County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Penobscot County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #588 of 1,334 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 27
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $768 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Penobscot County spend about $50.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 27 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.9M per studio, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Penobscot County has 27 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Penobscot County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 4,348 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $104K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Penobscot County.
Population estimates show Penobscot County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Penobscot County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #588 of 1,334 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Penobscot 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 | Penobscot County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,348 | 3,619 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $768 | $858 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $104K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot 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 classes46
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios58
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Penobscot County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 martial arts and dance studios in Penobscot County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. 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 Penobscot County, ME spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $50.1M a year, or $768 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 65,221 households in Penobscot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Penobscot County, ME compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Penobscot County has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Penobscot County would have about 25, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,348 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Penobscot County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Penobscot County at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. The median household income in Penobscot County is $66,356 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Penobscot County scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #588 of 1,334 scored counties.
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