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Martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County, NY
How Columbia County, NY 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #293 of 1,334 scored counties
#2 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,168
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Columbia County spend about $27.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,023 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per studio, 4% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 8,876 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #293 of 1,334 scored counties and #2 of 59 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,876 | 2,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,023 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $81,528 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $308K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,168−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,627
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,394
- Median home value
- $347,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,215
- Daytime population
- 54,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NY | 69 | 10 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #176 of 1,334 |
| 2Columbia County, NY | 64 | 13 | 4.9 | $2.1M | −2.1% | #293 of 1,334 |
| 3Bronx County, NY | 63 | 82 | 1.5 | $4.1M | −3.8% | #295 of 1,334 |
| 4Clinton County, NY | 63 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −2.0% | #302 of 1,334 |
| 5Rensselaer County, NY | 59 | 29 | 4.3 | $2.2M | −0.2% | #400 of 1,334 |
| 6Rockland County, NY | 59 | 66 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #407 of 1,334 |
| 7Ontario County, NY | 59 | 22 | 4.6 | $2M | +0.6% | #410 of 1,334 |
| 8Schenectady County, NY | 59 | 32 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #415 of 1,334 |
| 9Kings County, NY | 58 | 373 | 3.7 | $2.8M | −2.5% | #427 of 1,334 |
| 10Cortland County, NY | 58 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −1.9% | #431 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 classes45
- Gyms58
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios25
- Martial arts and dance studios64
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Columbia County, NY?
There are 13 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $27.2M a year, or $1,023 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Columbia County has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Columbia County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,876 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 64 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #293 of 1,334 scored counties.
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