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Martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County, OH

How Lawrence 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #880 of 1,334 scored counties
#46 of 60 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $683 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,710
−4.2% 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

At $683 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $15.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 10% 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 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lawrence County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lawrence County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #880 of 1,334 scored counties and #46 of 60 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.13.94.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,3923,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$683$884$983
Median household income$58,325$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
55,710−4.2% since 2020
Households
22,650
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$58,325+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,970
Median home value
$144,000
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
45,023Residents 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 Lawrence 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
46Lawrence County, OH4273.1$2.2M−4.2%#880 of 1,334

Other business types in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $15.5M a year, or $683 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 22,650 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 3.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 55,710 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,650 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $58,325 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Lawrence County scores 42 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #880 of 1,334 scored counties.

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