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Martial arts and dance studios in Queens County, NY
The martial arts and dance studios in Queens County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #486 of 1,334 scored counties
#12 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 369
- 59 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 233
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $855.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,358,182
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 369 martial arts and dance studios in Queens County. Of those, 59 are chain locations, or 16%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Queens County comes to about $855.7M a year: $1,017 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per studio, 15% 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.
Official counts show 233 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Queens County in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,609 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $483K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Queens County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Queens County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Queens County is 56 (upper middle), #486 of 1,334 scored counties and #12 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Queens 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 | Queens County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,609 | 2,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | −1.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,017 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $86,136 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240 → 233−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,394
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36959 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 424The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $483K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Queens 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 Queens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,358,182−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 841,003
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.9
- Land area
- 109 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21,371
- Median household income
- $86,136+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,404
- Median home value
- $723,800
- Jobs located here
- 728,428
- Daytime population
- 2,069,814Residents 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 |
| 12Queens County, NY | 56 | 369 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −1.1% | #486 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Queens 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 classes66
- Gyms76
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios73
- Martial arts and dance studios56
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Queens County, NY?
Queens County has 369 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 59 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 233 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Queens County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $855.7M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 369 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 841,003 households in Queens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Queens County, NY compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Queens County 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 $2.3M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Queens County would have about 424, against 369 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,609 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Queens County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Queens County at 2,358,182 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 841,003 households. Median household income in Queens County is $86,136, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Queens County scores 56 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #486 of 1,334 scored counties.
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