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Martial arts and dance studios in the Rochester, NY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Rochester, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #361 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 249
- 19 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 145
- +0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $390M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,056,149
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Rochester metro area is 28 (lower middle), #361 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 249 martial arts and dance studios in the Rochester metro area. 19 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in the Rochester metro area spend about $390M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $875 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per studio, 22% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 145 businesses with payroll in the Rochester metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,075 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Rochester metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Rochester metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Rochester metro 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.
| Measure | Rochester metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,075 | 2,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.7% | −1.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $875 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,284 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 145+0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24919 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 193The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Rochester metro 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 Rochester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,056,149−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 445,836
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,928 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 362
- Median household income
- $76,284
- Average household income
- $100,943
- Median home value
- $204,600
- Jobs located here
- 501,944
- Daytime population
- 1,064,689Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glens Falls, NY | 50 | 23 | 4.2 | $2M | −1.9% | #183 of 387 |
| 2Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 49 | 17 | 3.6 | $2M | −3.9% | #193 of 387 |
| 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 46 | 4,541 | 6.1 | $2M | +0.6% | #238 of 387 |
| 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 42 | 219 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +1.9% | #267 of 387 |
| 5Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 38 | 183 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #304 of 387 |
| 6Ithaca, NY | 37 | 21 | 4.9 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #310 of 387 |
| 7Kingston, NY | 36 | 45 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #319 of 387 |
| 8Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 29 | 252 | 5.0 | $1.7M | −0.8% | #352 of 387 |
| 9Rochester, NY | 28 | 249 | 5.6 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #361 of 387 |
| 10Syracuse, NY | 28 | 157 | 5.8 | $1.5M | −1.3% | #362 of 387 |
Other business types in the Rochester metro area
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 classes33
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios44
- Martial arts and dance studios28
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Rochester, NY metro area?
There are 249 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Rochester metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 145 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rochester, NY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $390M a year, or $875 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 249 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 445,836 households in the Rochester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rochester, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Rochester metro area has 5.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Rochester metro area would have about 193, against 249 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,075 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rochester, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rochester metro area at 1,056,149 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 445,836 households. Median household income in the Rochester metro area is $76,284, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Rochester metro area scores 28 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #361 of 387 scored metro areas.
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