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Martial arts and dance studios in St. Louis County, MO
The martial arts and dance studios in St. Louis County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #538 of 1,334 scored counties
#12 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 195
- 17 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- +12.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $452M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,092 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,092 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in St. Louis County spend about $452M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
St. Louis County has 195 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 136 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 12.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,043 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Louis County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Louis County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #538 of 1,334 scored counties and #12 of 33 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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.
| Measure | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,043 | 4,619 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.4% | +11.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,092 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121 → 136+12.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,617
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 224The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $5.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in St. Louis 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. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 82 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +9.2% | #30 of 1,334 |
| 2Johnson County, MO | 69 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.6M | +4.9% | #179 of 1,334 |
| 3Camden County, MO | 69 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #182 of 1,334 |
| 4Cass County, MO | 68 | 22 | 5.1 | $2M | +7.1% | #210 of 1,334 |
| 5Franklin County, MO | 67 | 15 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #220 of 1,334 |
| 6St. Charles County, MO | 67 | 83 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +4.9% | #224 of 1,334 |
| 7Jefferson County, MO | 65 | 41 | 4.6 | $2M | +2.7% | #266 of 1,334 |
| 8Christian County, MO | 63 | 16 | 4.6 | $2M | +8.3% | #311 of 1,334 |
| 9Boone County, MO | 59 | 33 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #404 of 1,334 |
| 10Platte County, MO | 59 | 25 | 5.7 | $2M | +6.7% | #409 of 1,334 |
| 12St. Louis County, MO | 54 | 195 | 4.7 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #538 of 1,334 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 classes48
- Gyms49
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios46
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in St. Louis County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 195 martial arts and dance studios in St. Louis County. 17 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 12.4% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $452M a year, or $1,092 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 195 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
St. Louis County has 4.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 224, against 195 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,043 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Louis County scores 54 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #538 of 1,334 scored counties.
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