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Martial arts and dance studios in Talbot County, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Talbot County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #613 of 1,334 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $894 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,238
+2.0% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Talbot County comes to about $14.7M a year: $894 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per studio, 9% 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 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Talbot County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Talbot County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 4,108 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Talbot County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Talbot County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #613 of 1,334 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.

How Talbot 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 Talbot County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureTalbot CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.94.84.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishment4,1083,4253,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$894$1,042$983
Median household income$84,811$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score5250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$261K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,238+2.0% since 2020
Households
16,433
Median age
50.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
269 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,276
Median home value
$409,700
Jobs located here
17,017
Daytime population
37,878Residents 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 Talbot 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
16Talbot County, MD5284.9$1.8M+2.0%#613 of 1,334

Other business types in Talbot 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 Talbot County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 martial arts and dance studios in Talbot County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.7M a year, or $894 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Talbot County has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Talbot County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,108 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 52 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #613 of 1,334 scored counties.

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