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Martial arts and dance studios in Monroe County, NY
The martial arts and dance studios in Monroe County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,124 of 1,334 scored counties
#51 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 188
- 15 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $284.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $893 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 750,506
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,124 of 1,334 scored counties and #51 of 59 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Monroe County spend about $284.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $893 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 25% 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 188 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 120 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,654 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $851K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Monroe County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,654 | 2,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | −1.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $893 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,382 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 116 → 120+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 973
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $851K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 750,506−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 318,428
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,147
- Median household income
- $76,382+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,665
- Median home value
- $213,700
- Jobs located here
- 390,979
- Daytime population
- 792,113Residents 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 |
| 51Monroe County, NY | 31 | 188 | 5.9 | $1.5M | −1.0% | #1,124 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 classes34
- Gyms44
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios45
- Martial arts and dance studios31
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Monroe County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 188 martial arts and dance studios in Monroe County. 15 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Monroe County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $284.3M a year, or $893 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 188 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 318,428 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, NY compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Monroe County has 5.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Monroe County would have about 141, against 188 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,654 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 750,506 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 318,428 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $76,382 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Monroe County scores 31 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,124 of 1,334 scored counties.
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