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Martial arts and dance studios in Merrimack County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Merrimack County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #896 of 1,334 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 41
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,078
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 martial arts and dance studios in Merrimack County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Merrimack County spend about $64.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,061 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 41 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.6M per studio, 22% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Merrimack County was 28 in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,175 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Merrimack County.
Population estimates put the population change in Merrimack County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Merrimack County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #896 of 1,334 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Merrimack County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,175 | 2,470 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +0.5% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,061 | $1,127 | $983 |
| Median household income | $97,004 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 28+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,078+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,901
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,673
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 83,058
- Daytime population
- 159,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Merrimack County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 64 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +2.1% | #282 of 1,334 |
| 2Cheshire County, NH | 58 | 16 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #455 of 1,334 |
| 3Carroll County, NH | 53 | 12 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +5.0% | #592 of 1,334 |
| 4Hillsborough County, NH | 46 | 120 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #793 of 1,334 |
| 5Merrimack County, NH | 42 | 41 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #896 of 1,334 |
| 6Rockingham County, NH | 41 | 120 | 9.4 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #920 of 1,334 |
| 7Strafford County, NH | 41 | 48 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #929 of 1,334 |
| 8Belknap County, NH | 40 | 19 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #947 of 1,334 |
| 9Grafton County, NH | 32 | 32 | 8.6 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #1,118 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Merrimack 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 classes37
- Gyms44
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios35
- Martial arts and dance studios42
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Merrimack County, NH?
There are 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Merrimack County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Merrimack County, NH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $64.6M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Merrimack County has 6.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Merrimack County would have about 32, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,175 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Merrimack County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% 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. Merrimack County scores 42 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #896 of 1,334 scored counties.
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