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Martial arts and dance studios in Bucks County, PA
How Bucks County, PA 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #845 of 1,334 scored counties
#33 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 188
- 16 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 109
- +7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $328.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,317 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 647,828
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 188 martial arts and dance studios in Bucks County. 16 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Bucks County spend about $328.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,317 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 13% 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.
Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Bucks County in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,286 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $6.6M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Bucks County.
Population estimates show Bucks County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bucks County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #845 of 1,334 scored counties and #33 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Bucks County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Bucks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,286 | 4,257 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.9% | +10.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,317 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $114,764 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 109+7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 798
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $6.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Bucks 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 Bucks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 647,828+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 249,187
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,071
- Median household income
- $114,764+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,985
- Median home value
- $445,700
- Jobs located here
- 282,004
- Daytime population
- 597,342Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 79 | 13 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.6% | #49 of 1,334 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 74 | 11 | 4.5 | $2M | +7.2% | #105 of 1,334 |
| 3Lebanon County, PA | 72 | 16 | 2.8 | $3M | +2.2% | #125 of 1,334 |
| 4Lancaster County, PA | 72 | 77 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #132 of 1,334 |
| 5York County, PA | 72 | 70 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.6% | #135 of 1,334 |
| 6Perry County, PA | 67 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #218 of 1,334 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 66 | 20 | 3.1 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #235 of 1,334 |
| 8Columbia County, PA | 66 | 8 | 3.0 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #242 of 1,334 |
| 9Berks County, PA | 65 | 68 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #260 of 1,334 |
| 10Dauphin County, PA | 62 | 54 | 4.4 | $2M | +2.3% | #341 of 1,334 |
| 33Bucks County, PA | 44 | 188 | 7.5 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #845 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Bucks 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 classes46
- Gyms55
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios48
- Martial arts and dance studios44
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Bucks County, PA?
There are 188 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Bucks County as of September 2026. 16 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Bucks County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $328.1M a year, or $1,317 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 188 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 249,187 households in Bucks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bucks County, PA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Bucks County has 7.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Bucks County would have about 163, against 188 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,286 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bucks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bucks County at 647,828 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,187 households. Median household income in Bucks County is $114,764, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Bucks County scores 44 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #845 of 1,334 scored counties.
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