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Martial arts and dance studios in Delaware County, OH

How Delaware 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #112 of 1,334 scored counties
#10 of 60 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
44
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
42
+16.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$130.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,584 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
242,032
+12.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Delaware County is 73 (upper middle), #112 of 1,334 scored counties and #10 of 60 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Delaware County comes to about $130.3M a year: $1,584 per household, 61% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per studio, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Delaware County has 44 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Delaware County in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,959 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Delaware County. Population estimates show Delaware County grew 12.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Delaware 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 Delaware County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.33.94.9
Spending per listing$3M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishment1,9595,3923,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.7%+8.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,584$884$983
Median household income$133,540$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7359

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 42+16.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
476
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
443 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
242,032+12.5% since 2020
Households
82,287
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$133,540+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$166,036
Median home value
$445,500
Jobs located here
105,243
Daytime population
220,218Residents 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 Delaware 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

Other business types in Delaware 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 Delaware County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 martial arts and dance studios in Delaware County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.

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

About $130.3M a year, or $1,584 per household. That is 61% above the U.S. average (an index of 161, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 82,287 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 5.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Delaware County would have about 65, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,959 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 242,032 people in 2025, up 12.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,287 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $133,540 a year, 65% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Delaware County scores 73 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #112 of 1,334 scored counties.

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