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Martial arts and dance studios in St. Charles County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #224 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 33 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
83
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
53
+12.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$195.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,210 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
426,499
+4.9% 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

At $1,210 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in St. Charles County spend about $195.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 83 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in St. Charles County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% 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.

Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Charles County in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,044 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Charles County.

Population estimates show St. Charles County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in St. Charles County is 67 (upper middle), #224 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How St. Charles County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 St. Charles County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.14.24.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.1M$2M
Households per official establishment3,0444,6193,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.8%+11.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,210$869$983
Median household income$104,692$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6752

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 53+12.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
521
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
834 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
426,499+4.9% since 2020
Households
161,311
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
740
Median household income
$104,692+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,305
Median home value
$320,800
Jobs located here
167,185
Daytime population
365,581Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, MO8253.6$2.6M+9.2%#30 of 1,334
2Johnson County, MO6962.8$2.6M+4.9%#179 of 1,334
3Camden County, MO6963.3$2.5M+2.9%#182 of 1,334
4Cass County, MO68225.1$2M+7.1%#210 of 1,334
5Franklin County, MO67153.5$2.4M+3.1%#220 of 1,334
6St. Charles County, MO67835.1$2.4M+4.9%#224 of 1,334
7Jefferson County, MO65414.6$2M+2.7%#266 of 1,334
8Christian County, MO63164.6$2M+8.3%#311 of 1,334
9Boone County, MO59334.3$2.1M+4.2%#404 of 1,334
10Platte County, MO59255.7$2M+6.7%#409 of 1,334

Other business types in St. Charles 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 St. Charles County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 83 martial arts and dance studios in St. Charles County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Charles County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $195.2M a year, or $1,210 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 161,311 households in St. Charles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Charles County, MO compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

St. Charles 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 $2.4M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, St. Charles County would have about 97, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,044 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles County, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles County at 426,499 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,311 households. The median household income in St. Charles County is $104,692 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. St. Charles County scores 67 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #224 of 1,334 scored counties.

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