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Martial arts and dance studios in Carroll County, MD
The martial arts and dance studios in Carroll County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #751 of 1,334 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 martial arts and dance studios in Carroll County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Carroll County spend about $73.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,143 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 9% 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.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Carroll County in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,074 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #751 of 1,334 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,074 | 3,425 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | −1.7% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,143 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 31+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 234
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents 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 |
| 18Carroll County, MD | 47 | 40 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #751 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 classes55
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios64
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Carroll County, MD?
There are 40 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $73.5M a year, or $1,143 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Carroll County has 6.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Carroll County would have about 36, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,074 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #751 of 1,334 scored counties.
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