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Martial arts and dance studios in Bergen County, NJ
How Bergen County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #869 of 1,334 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 324
- 32 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 203
- +8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $517.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,457 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 977,026
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 324 martial arts and dance studios in Bergen County. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 10%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $1,457 per household (48% above the U.S. average), households in Bergen County spend about $517.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.6M per studio, 21% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 203 businesses with payroll in Bergen County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,749 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Bergen County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bergen County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Bergen County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #869 of 1,334 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Bergen County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Bergen County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 6.8 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,749 | 2,345 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.6% | +6.0% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,457 | $1,238 | $983 |
| Median household income | $124,884 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 187 → 203+8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,583
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32432 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 256The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Bergen 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 Bergen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 977,026+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 355,127
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,134
- Median household income
- $124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $171,275
- Median home value
- $623,000
- Jobs located here
- 465,824
- Daytime population
- 953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 74 | 118 | 3.9 | $3M | +1.8% | #94 of 1,334 |
| 2Ocean County, NJ | 69 | 102 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +5.6% | #184 of 1,334 |
| 3Burlington County, NJ | 64 | 105 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #292 of 1,334 |
| 4Essex County, NJ | 58 | 177 | 5.5 | $2M | +4.2% | #443 of 1,334 |
| 5Warren County, NJ | 58 | 26 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +3.2% | #449 of 1,334 |
| 6Atlantic County, NJ | 57 | 52 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #473 of 1,334 |
| 7Cape May County, NJ | 55 | 18 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −1.7% | #511 of 1,334 |
| 8Salem County, NJ | 54 | 12 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #558 of 1,334 |
| 9Cumberland County, NJ | 51 | 25 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #649 of 1,334 |
| 10Middlesex County, NJ | 50 | 218 | 7.1 | $1.8M | +2.6% | #670 of 1,334 |
| 20Bergen County, NJ | 43 | 324 | 9.1 | $1.6M | +2.4% | #869 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Bergen 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
- Gyms58
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios45
- Martial arts and dance studios43
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Bergen County, NJ?
Bergen County has 324 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $517.4M a year, or $1,457 per household. That is 48% above the U.S. average (an index of 148, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 324 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 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Bergen County has 9.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Bergen County would have about 256, against 324 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,749 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 43 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #869 of 1,334 scored counties.
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