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Martial arts and dance studios in Barnstable County, MA

The martial arts and dance studios in Barnstable County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #463 of 1,334 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
54
5 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
49
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$121M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,144 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,539
+2.4% 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 54 martial arts and dance studios in Barnstable County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $1,144 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Barnstable County spend about $121M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 11% 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 49 businesses with payroll in Barnstable County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,159 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Barnstable County.

Population estimates show Barnstable County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Barnstable County is 57 (upper middle), #463 of 1,334 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Barnstable County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Barnstable County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBarnstable CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.16.94.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishment2,1592,2283,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+7.9%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,144$1,248$983
Median household income$95,241$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5737

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 490.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
195
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
545 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County

Population, 2025 estimate
233,539+2.4% since 2020
Households
105,777
Median age
53.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
588
Median household income
$95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$134,349
Median home value
$629,000
Jobs located here
87,424
Daytime population
221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Barnstable County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Suffolk County, MA671203.7$3.2M+0.1%#213 of 1,334
2Barnstable County, MA57545.1$2.2M+2.4%#463 of 1,334
3Essex County, MA551886.0$2M+2.3%#518 of 1,334
4Norfolk County, MA502288.0$1.9M+2.2%#664 of 1,334
5Plymouth County, MA501497.3$1.8M+3.5%#673 of 1,334
6Worcester County, MA492186.5$1.7M+3.7%#712 of 1,334
7Middlesex County, MA475558.8$1.7M+2.8%#758 of 1,334
8Bristol County, MA401707.3$1.4M+2.9%#948 of 1,334
9Berkshire County, MA37325.6$1.7M−1.2%#998 of 1,334
10Hampshire County, MA37609.7$1.1M+10.4%#1,011 of 1,334

Other business types in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County, MA?

Barnstable County has 54 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $121M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barnstable County has 5.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 60, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,159 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 57 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #463 of 1,334 scored counties.

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