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Martial arts and dance studios in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #267 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 219
- 18 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 126
- +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $384.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 915,835
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,005 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area spend about $384.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 219 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 8%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 126 businesses with payroll in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,040 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is 42 (lower middle), #267 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,040 | 2,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | −1.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,005 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $88,074 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126+5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21918 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, 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 the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 915,835+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 383,063
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $88,074+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,274
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Jobs located here
- 460,466
- Daytime population
- 937,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glens Falls, NY | 50 | 23 | 4.2 | $2M | −1.9% | #183 of 387 |
| 2Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 49 | 17 | 3.6 | $2M | −3.9% | #193 of 387 |
| 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 46 | 4,541 | 6.1 | $2M | +0.6% | #238 of 387 |
| 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 42 | 219 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +1.9% | #267 of 387 |
| 5Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 38 | 183 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #304 of 387 |
| 6Ithaca, NY | 37 | 21 | 4.9 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #310 of 387 |
| 7Kingston, NY | 36 | 45 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #319 of 387 |
| 8Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 29 | 252 | 5.0 | $1.7M | −0.8% | #352 of 387 |
| 9Rochester, NY | 28 | 249 | 5.6 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #361 of 387 |
| 10Syracuse, NY | 28 | 157 | 5.8 | $1.5M | −1.3% | #362 of 387 |
Other business types in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
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 classes53
- Gyms62
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios45
- 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 the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 219 martial arts and dance studios in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area. 18 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $384.8M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 219 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 383,063 households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 5.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area would have about 191, against 219 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,040 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area at 915,835 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,063 households. The median household income in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is $88,074 a year, 9% 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. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores 42 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #267 of 387 scored metro areas.
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