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Martial arts and dance studios in Union County, OH
The martial arts and dance studios in Union County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #12 of 1,334 scored counties
#1 of 60 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,264 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,446
- +16.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Union County is 85 (high), #12 of 1,334 scored counties and #1 of 60 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Union County comes to about $30.6M a year: $1,264 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 martial arts and dance studios, that is $5.1M per studio, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Union County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,039 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 16.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union 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 | Union County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,039 | 5,392 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,264 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $112,322 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,446+16.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,232
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 432 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $112,322+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,663
- Median home value
- $344,900
- Jobs located here
- 37,111
- Daytime population
- 68,956Residents 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 |
Other business types in Union 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 classes78
- Gyms76
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios81
- Martial arts and dance studios85
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Union County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 martial arts and dance studios in Union County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Union County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $30.6M a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 24,232 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, OH compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Union County has 2.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $5.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Union County would have about 15, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,039 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 73,446 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,232 households. The median household income in Union County is $112,322 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Union County scores 85 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #12 of 1,334 scored counties.
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