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Martial arts and dance studios in Somerset County, NJ
The martial arts and dance studios in Somerset County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #759 of 1,334 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 124
- 14 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $210.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,607 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 356,486
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Somerset County spend about $210.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,607 per household, 63% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 124 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 11%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 83 businesses with payroll in Somerset County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,576 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $961K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Somerset County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Somerset County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #759 of 1,334 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 6.8 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,576 | 2,345 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | +6.0% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,607 | $1,238 | $983 |
| Median household income | $140,374 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 83+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 669
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $961K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 356,486+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 130,802
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,159
- Median household income
- $140,374+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,543
- Median home value
- $552,100
- Jobs located here
- 201,609
- Daytime population
- 369,052Residents 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 |
| 14Somerset County, NJ | 47 | 124 | 9.5 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #759 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Somerset 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 classes55
- Gyms65
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios52
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Somerset County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 martial arts and dance studios in Somerset County. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Somerset County, NJ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $210.2M a year, or $1,607 per household. That is 63% above the U.S. average (an index of 163, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 130,802 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, NJ compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Somerset County has 9.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Somerset County would have about 104, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,576 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 356,486 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,802 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $140,374 a year, 74% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Somerset County scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #759 of 1,334 scored counties.
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