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Martial arts and dance studios in Butler County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Butler County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #519 of 1,334 scored counties
#14 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 41
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,169
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 martial arts and dance studios in Butler County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 15%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Butler County comes to about $82.4M a year: $1,020 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 41 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio, in line with 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 31 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Butler County in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,607 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Butler County.
Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Butler County is 55 (upper middle), #519 of 1,334 scored counties and #14 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Butler 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 | Butler County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,607 | 4,257 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.7% | +10.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,020 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $89,843 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 31+10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,169+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 80,824
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 790 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $89,843+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,941
- Median home value
- $294,200
- Jobs located here
- 88,999
- Daytime population
- 196,520Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Butler County marked.
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 |
| 14Butler County, PA | 55 | 41 | 5.1 | $2M | +3.2% | #519 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Butler 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 classes56
- Gyms60
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios61
- Martial arts and dance studios55
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Butler County, PA?
Butler County has 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Butler County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $82.4M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 80,824 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, PA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Butler County has 5.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,607 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 200,169 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,824 households. Median household income in Butler County is $89,843, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Butler County scores 55 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #519 of 1,334 scored counties.
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