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Martial arts and dance studios in Saratoga County, NY

The martial arts and dance studios in Saratoga 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 #490 of 1,334 scored counties
#13 of 59 scored counties in New York

Listings
56
6 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
39
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$117.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,151 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
241,343
+2.3% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Saratoga County comes to about $117.3M a year: $1,151 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 56 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.1M per studio, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 56 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Saratoga County as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Saratoga County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,613 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Saratoga County.

Population estimates show Saratoga County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Saratoga County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #490 of 1,334 scored counties and #13 of 59 scored counties in New York.

How Saratoga 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Saratoga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSaratoga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.54.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment2,6132,7533,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−1.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,151$1,071$983
Median household income$100,787$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 390.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
260
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
566 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County

Population, 2025 estimate
241,343+2.3% since 2020
Households
101,911
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
810 sq. mi.
People per square mile
294
Median household income
$100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,050
Median home value
$348,600
Jobs located here
91,512
Daytime population
214,409Residents 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 counties in New York for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in New York, with Saratoga County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NY69103.2$2.8M+2.7%#176 of 1,334
2Columbia County, NY64134.9$2.1M−2.1%#293 of 1,334
3Bronx County, NY63821.5$4.1M−3.8%#295 of 1,334
4Clinton County, NY63113.3$2.4M−2.0%#302 of 1,334
5Rensselaer County, NY59294.3$2.2M−0.2%#400 of 1,334
6Rockland County, NY59666.4$2.1M+5.9%#407 of 1,334
7Ontario County, NY59224.6$2M+0.6%#410 of 1,334
8Schenectady County, NY59324.8$1.9M+3.0%#415 of 1,334
9Kings County, NY583733.7$2.8M−2.5%#427 of 1,334
10Cortland County, NY5863.2$2.4M−1.9%#431 of 1,334
13Saratoga County, NY56565.5$2.1M+2.3%#490 of 1,334

Other business types in Saratoga County

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Saratoga County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 56 martial arts and dance studios in Saratoga County. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Saratoga County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $117.3M a year, or $1,151 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saratoga County has 5.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 58, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,613 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 56 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #490 of 1,334 scored counties.

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