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Martial arts and dance studios in the Columbus, OH metro area
How the Columbus, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #21 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 334
- 16 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 198
- +9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $887.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,242,028
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Columbus metro area is 73 (upper middle), #21 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for martial arts and dance studios.
At $1,026 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Columbus metro area spend about $887.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
The Columbus metro area has 334 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Columbus metro area in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,367 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $12.1M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Columbus metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Columbus metro area grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Columbus metro area compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Columbus metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,367 | 5,392 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.6% | +8.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,026 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $81,945 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 198+9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,959
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 440The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $12.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Columbus 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 Columbus metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,242,028+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 864,663
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 454
- Median household income
- $81,945+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,942
- Median home value
- $300,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,129,650
- Daytime population
- 2,268,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Columbus metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 73 | 334 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +4.7% | #21 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 386 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #67 of 387 |
| 3Mansfield, OH | 62 | 14 | 2.8 | $2.4M | −0.1% | #81 of 387 |
| 4Sandusky, OH | 60 | 16 | 3.1 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #95 of 387 |
| 5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 59 | 146 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #104 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 55 | 366 | 3.9 | $2.3M | −0.8% | #137 of 387 |
| 7Springfield, OH | 54 | 16 | 2.9 | $2.6M | −0.4% | #142 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 47 | 46 | 3.0 | $2M | −2.6% | #220 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 45 | 16 | 2.8 | $2.3M | −3.6% | #244 of 387 |
| 8Lima, OH | 45 | 14 | 3.4 | $2.2M | −1.2% | #245 of 387 |
Other business types in the Columbus 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 classes67
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios63
- Martial arts and dance studios73
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Columbus, OH metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 334 martial arts and dance studios in the Columbus metro area. 16 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbus, OH metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $887.5M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 334 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 864,663 households in the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Columbus metro area has 3.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.7M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Columbus metro area would have about 440, against 334 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,367 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus metro area at 2,242,028 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 864,663 households. The median household income in the Columbus metro area is $81,945 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. The Columbus metro area scores 73 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #21 of 387 scored metro areas.
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