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Martial arts and dance studios in Lorain County, OH
The martial arts and dance studios in Lorain County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #82 of 1,334 scored counties
#9 of 60 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 47
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $116.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $916 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 323,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, Lorain County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #82 of 1,334 scored counties and #9 of 60 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 martial arts and dance studios in Lorain County. None of them 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.
Households in Lorain County spend about $116.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $916 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 47 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.5M per studio, 23% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Lorain County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 6,713 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $690K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lorain County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lorain County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lorain 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.
| Measure | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,713 | 5,392 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $916 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,347 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 154
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 470 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $690K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lorain 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 Lorain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 323,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 127,544
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 646
- Median household income
- $73,347+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,714
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Jobs located here
- 99,992
- Daytime population
- 270,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Lorain County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 85 | 6 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +16.5% | #12 of 1,334 |
| 2Fairfield County, OH | 84 | 25 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #20 of 1,334 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 83 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +7.4% | #21 of 1,334 |
| 4Licking County, OH | 83 | 25 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #22 of 1,334 |
| 5Warren County, OH | 80 | 41 | 4.5 | $3M | +5.7% | #43 of 1,334 |
| 6Clermont County, OH | 79 | 28 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #48 of 1,334 |
| 7Greene County, OH | 79 | 28 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #52 of 1,334 |
| 8Geauga County, OH | 76 | 12 | 3.4 | $3.9M | +0.3% | #73 of 1,334 |
| 9Lorain County, OH | 75 | 47 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #82 of 1,334 |
| 10Delaware County, OH | 73 | 44 | 5.3 | $3M | +12.5% | #112 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Lorain County
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 classes70
- Gyms75
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios68
- Martial arts and dance studios75
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Lorain County, OH?
Lorain County has 47 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Lorain County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $116.8M a year, or $916 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 127,544 households in Lorain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lorain County, OH compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Lorain 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 $2.5M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lorain County would have about 58, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,713 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Lorain County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lorain County at 323,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,544 households. Median household income in Lorain County is $73,347, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Lorain County scores 75 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #82 of 1,334 scored counties.
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