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Martial arts and dance studios in Washington County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Washington County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #263 of 1,334 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,731
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $757 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $45.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Washington County has 22 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 14,955 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $332K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Washington County.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washington County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #263 of 1,334 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,955 | 3,425 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $757 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $77,747 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $276K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $332K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,731+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 59,818
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 340
- Median household income
- $77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,335
- Median home value
- $296,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,246
- Daytime population
- 152,730Residents 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 |
Other business types in Washington 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 classes63
- Gyms64
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios62
- Martial arts and dance studios65
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Washington County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 martial arts and dance studios in Washington County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 Washington County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $45.3M a year, or $757 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MD compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Washington County has 3.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Washington County would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,955 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County scores 65 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #263 of 1,334 scored counties.
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