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Martial arts and dance studios in the Gloversville, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Gloversville, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #298 of 378 scored small-town markets
#12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $711 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,216
−1.6% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, the Gloversville area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #298 of 378 scored small-town markets and #12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 martial arts and dance studios in the Gloversville area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $711 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in the Gloversville area spend about $16.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 10 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.6M per studio, 19% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Gloversville area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Gloversville area declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Gloversville 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Gloversville, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGloversville areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.54.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7533,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$711$1,071$983
Median household income$66,533$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3538

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
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Gloversville 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 Gloversville area

Population, 2025 estimate
52,216−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,866
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$66,533+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,340
Median home value
$163,100
Jobs located here
16,231
Daytime population
46,527Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in New York, with the Gloversville area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monticello, NY73103.2$2.8M+2.7%#33 of 378
2Plattsburgh, NY66113.3$2.4M−2.0%#71 of 378
3Hudson, NY66134.9$2.1M−2.1%#74 of 378
4Cortland, NY5963.2$2.4M−1.9%#125 of 378
5Oneonta, NY59104.3$1.8M+3.8%#131 of 378
6Amsterdam, NY5873.6$2M+1.1%#135 of 378
7Massena-Ogdensburg, NY55112.6$2.7M−2.5%#147 of 378
8Auburn, NY52113.5$2.2M−2.3%#171 of 378
9Olean, NY4892.8$2.3M−2.1%#206 of 378
10Seneca Falls, NY4853.7$2M−1.7%#207 of 378
12Gloversville, NY35104.4$1.6M−1.6%#298 of 378

Other business types in the Gloversville area

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Gloversville, NY area?

There are 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Gloversville area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Gloversville area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Gloversville, NY area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $16.3M a year, or $711 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 22,866 households in the Gloversville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Gloversville area has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Gloversville area would have about 8, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is the Gloversville, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Gloversville area at 52,216 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,866 households. Median household income in the Gloversville area is $66,533, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Gloversville area scores 35 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #298 of 378 scored small-town markets.

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