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Martial arts and dance studios in Waldo County, ME
The martial arts and dance studios in Waldo County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,693
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 martial arts and dance studios in Waldo County. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Waldo County comes to about $13.3M a year: $764 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2.2 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Waldo County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 5,823 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Waldo County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Waldo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Waldo 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 | Waldo County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,823 | 3,619 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $764 | $858 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,782 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $59K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Waldo 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 Waldo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,693+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,470
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $72,782+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,541
- Median home value
- $257,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,338
- Daytime population
- 35,620Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Waldo County, ME | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | $4.4M | +2.6% |
Other business types in Waldo 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 classes72
- Gyms66
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios31
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Waldo County, ME?
There are 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Waldo County as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Waldo County, ME spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.3M a year, or $764 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 17,470 households in Waldo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waldo County, ME compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Waldo County has 1.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $4.4M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Waldo County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,823 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Waldo County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Waldo County at 40,693 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,470 households. Median household income in Waldo County is $72,782, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Waldo County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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