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Martial arts and dance studios in Putnam County, NY
How Putnam 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #515 of 1,334 scored counties
#15 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 22
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,028
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Putnam County spend about $49.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,399 per household, 42% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Putnam County has 22 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Putnam County was 24 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,481 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Putnam County.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Putnam County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #515 of 1,334 scored counties and #15 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,481 | 2,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | −1.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,399 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $126,257 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 24+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,028+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,545
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 230 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 426
- Median household income
- $126,257+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $153,855
- Median home value
- $471,300
- Jobs located here
- 26,374
- Daytime population
- 76,363Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in New York, with Putnam County marked.
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 |
| 15Putnam County, NY | 55 | 22 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #515 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 classes52
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios46
- Martial arts and dance studios55
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Putnam County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 martial arts and dance studios in Putnam County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Putnam County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $49.7M a year, or $1,399 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 35,545 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, NY compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Putnam County has 6.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Putnam County would have about 25, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,481 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 99,028 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,545 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $126,257 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Putnam County scores 55 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #515 of 1,334 scored counties.
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