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Martial arts and dance studios in Prince George’s County, MD

How Prince George’s 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #152 of 1,334 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
142
3 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
51
+2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$343.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $989 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
970,374
+0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 142 martial arts and dance studios in Prince George’s County. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Prince George’s County comes to about $343.9M a year: $989 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per studio, 20% above 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 51 businesses with payroll in Prince George’s County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,819 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Prince George’s County.

Population estimates show Prince George’s County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Prince George’s County is 71 (upper middle), #152 of 1,334 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Prince George’s 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Prince George’s County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasurePrince George’s CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.84.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishment6,8193,4253,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.0%−1.7%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$989$1,042$983
Median household income$101,798$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score7150

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50 → 51+2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
237
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1423 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
171The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County

Population, 2025 estimate
970,374+0.5% since 2020
Households
347,744
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,989
Median household income
$101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,138
Median home value
$426,000
Jobs located here
318,010
Daytime population
849,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Prince George’s County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Queen Anne’s County, MD80105.0$2.2M+8.8%#46 of 1,334
2St. Mary’s County, MD75143.3$3.5M+2.4%#76 of 1,334
3Prince George’s County, MD711424.1$2.4M+0.5%#152 of 1,334
4Frederick County, MD69595.6$2.1M+11.0%#188 of 1,334
5Calvert County, MD67175.1$2.5M+1.7%#219 of 1,334
6Worcester County, MD6793.7$2.3M+3.7%#225 of 1,334
7Cecil County, MD67174.2$2.1M+3.2%#229 of 1,334
8Washington County, MD65223.7$2.1M+2.0%#263 of 1,334
9Harford County, MD60444.3$2.5M+2.0%#371 of 1,334
10Wicomico County, MD59174.2$1.8M+3.2%#420 of 1,334

Other business types in Prince George’s County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Prince George’s County, MD?

Prince George’s County has 142 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $343.9M a year, or $989 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Prince George’s 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 $2.4M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 171, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,819 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 71 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #152 of 1,334 scored counties.

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