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Martial arts and dance studios in Cayuga County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Cayuga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #777 of 1,334 scored counties
#26 of 59 scored counties in New York

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $754 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Cayuga County spend about $23.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $754 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per studio, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Cayuga County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cayuga County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cayuga County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cayuga County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #777 of 1,334 scored counties and #26 of 59 scored counties in New York.

How Cayuga County 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Cayuga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCayuga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.55.54.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7533,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$754$1,071$983
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in New York, with Cayuga County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NY69103.2$2.8M+2.7%#176 of 1,334
2Columbia County, NY64134.9$2.1M−2.1%#293 of 1,334
3Bronx County, NY63821.5$4.1M−3.8%#295 of 1,334
4Clinton County, NY63113.3$2.4M−2.0%#302 of 1,334
5Rensselaer County, NY59294.3$2.2M−0.2%#400 of 1,334
6Rockland County, NY59666.4$2.1M+5.9%#407 of 1,334
7Ontario County, NY59224.6$2M+0.6%#410 of 1,334
8Schenectady County, NY59324.8$1.9M+3.0%#415 of 1,334
9Kings County, NY583733.7$2.8M−2.5%#427 of 1,334
10Cortland County, NY5863.2$2.4M−1.9%#431 of 1,334
26Cayuga County, NY46113.5$2.2M−2.3%#777 of 1,334

Other business types in Cayuga County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Cayuga County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 martial arts and dance studios in Cayuga County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cayuga County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $23.8M a year, or $754 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Cayuga County has 3.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.2M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 46 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #777 of 1,334 scored counties.

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