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Martial arts and dance studios in Mercer County, OH
The martial arts and dance studios in Mercer County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,060 of 1,334 scored counties
#57 of 60 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,737
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Mercer County is 34 (lower middle), #1,060 of 1,334 scored counties and #57 of 60 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 martial arts and dance studios in Mercer County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Mercer County spend about $13.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $806 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 27% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Mercer County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Mercer County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,392 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $806 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,782 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 59 |
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
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,737+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,408
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $76,782+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,265
- Median home value
- $210,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,998
- Daytime population
- 40,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 57Mercer County, OH | 34 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +0.5% | #1,060 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 classes47
- Gyms46
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios34
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Mercer County, OH?
There are 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mercer County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.2M a year, or $806 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 16,408 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, OH compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Mercer County has 5.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Mercer County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Mercer County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 42,737 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $76,782, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. Mercer County scores 34 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,060 of 1,334 scored counties.
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