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Martial arts and dance studios in Cuyahoga County, OH

How Cuyahoga County, OH 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #659 of 1,334 scored counties
#39 of 60 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
226
13 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
128
+3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$473.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $854 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,232,925
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 226 martial arts and dance studios in Cuyahoga County. 13 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $854 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $473.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 4% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cuyahoga County was 128 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,332 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cuyahoga County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cuyahoga County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Cuyahoga County is 50 (upper middle), #659 of 1,334 scored counties and #39 of 60 scored counties in Ohio.

How Cuyahoga County 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Cuyahoga County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCuyahoga CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.94.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishment4,3325,3923,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.2%+8.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$854$884$983
Median household income$64,468$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
124 → 128+3.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,298
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
22613 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
235The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$1.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
Households
554,551
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
457 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,725
Median household income
$64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,344
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
751,187
Daytime population
1,420,605Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Cuyahoga County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH8562.5$5.1M+16.5%#12 of 1,334
2Fairfield County, OH84254.1$2.5M+6.5%#20 of 1,334
3Pickaway County, OH8362.7$3.2M+7.4%#21 of 1,334
4Licking County, OH83253.6$2.8M+3.8%#22 of 1,334
5Warren County, OH80414.5$3M+5.7%#43 of 1,334
6Clermont County, OH79283.3$3.1M+3.9%#48 of 1,334
7Greene County, OH79284.1$2.6M+3.7%#52 of 1,334
8Geauga County, OH76123.4$3.9M+0.3%#73 of 1,334
9Lorain County, OH75473.7$2.5M+3.1%#82 of 1,334
10Delaware County, OH73445.3$3M+12.5%#112 of 1,334
39Cuyahoga County, OH502264.1$2.1M−2.3%#659 of 1,334

Other business types in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County, OH?

Cuyahoga County has 226 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Cuyahoga County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $473.4M a year, or $854 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 226 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cuyahoga County has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 235, against 226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,332 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 50 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #659 of 1,334 scored counties.

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