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Martial arts and dance studios in Allegany County, MD
How Allegany County, MD 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 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,308 of 1,334 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $542 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,848
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Allegany County scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,308 of 1,334 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $542 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in Allegany County spend about $14.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 12 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.2M per studio, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Allegany County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegany County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Allegany County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Allegany County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,425 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $542 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $59,603 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 50 |
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
- 121 chain location
- 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 Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,848−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,382
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,712
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,839
- Daytime population
- 68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 80 | 10 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +8.8% | #46 of 1,334 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 75 | 14 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +2.4% | #76 of 1,334 |
| 3Prince George’s County, MD | 71 | 142 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #152 of 1,334 |
| 4Frederick County, MD | 69 | 59 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +11.0% | #188 of 1,334 |
| 5Calvert County, MD | 67 | 17 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +1.7% | #219 of 1,334 |
| 6Worcester County, MD | 67 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #225 of 1,334 |
| 7Cecil County, MD | 67 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #229 of 1,334 |
| 8Washington County, MD | 65 | 22 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #263 of 1,334 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 60 | 44 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #371 of 1,334 |
| 10Wicomico County, MD | 59 | 17 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #420 of 1,334 |
| 21Allegany County, MD | 11 | 12 | 4.4 | $1.2M | −1.6% | #1,308 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Allegany 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 classes41
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios11
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Allegany County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 martial arts and dance studios in Allegany County. One of them (8%) 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 Allegany County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.8M a year, or $542 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Allegany County has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Allegany County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 11 for martial arts and dance studios (low), #1,308 of 1,334 scored counties.
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