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Martial arts and dance studios in Lake County, OH

The martial arts and dance studios in Lake County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #236 of 1,334 scored counties
#17 of 60 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
37
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$95M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $939 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
232,217
−0.1% 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 Lake County comes to about $95M a year: $939 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Lake County has 37 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 5,323 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $800K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lake County.

Population estimates show Lake County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lake County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #236 of 1,334 scored counties and #17 of 60 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lake 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 Lake County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.94.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishment5,3235,3923,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$939$884$983
Median household income$80,925$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6659

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 19
Employees, 2023
223
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
372 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$800K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
232,217−0.1% since 2020
Households
101,144
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,012
Median household income
$80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,598
Median home value
$214,100
Jobs located here
94,546
Daytime population
209,868Residents 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 Lake 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
17Lake County, OH66373.7$2.6M−0.1%#236 of 1,334

Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 martial arts and dance studios in Lake County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $95M a year, or $939 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 3.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.6M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lake County would have about 47, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,323 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 66 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #236 of 1,334 scored counties.

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