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Martial arts and dance studios in Stark County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Stark County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #705 of 1,334 scored counties
#41 of 60 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 67
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $122.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 373,771
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Stark County spend about $122.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $788 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.8M per studio, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 67 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Stark County was 28 in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,570 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Stark County.
Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, Stark County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #705 of 1,334 scored counties and #41 of 60 scored counties in Ohio.
How Stark 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 | Stark County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,570 | 5,392 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +8.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $788 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,934 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 28+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 675 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 373,771−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 155,955
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 650
- Median household income
- $67,934+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,996
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 161,831
- Daytime population
- 363,748Residents 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 Stark 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 |
| 41Stark County, OH | 49 | 67 | 4.3 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #705 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Stark 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 classes45
- Gyms49
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Stark County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 martial arts and dance studios in Stark County. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Stark County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $122.9M a year, or $788 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 155,955 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, OH compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Stark County has 4.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Stark County would have about 61, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,570 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 373,771 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,955 households. The median household income in Stark County is $67,934 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Stark County scores 49 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #705 of 1,334 scored counties.
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