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Martial arts and dance studios in Dauphin County, PA
The martial arts and dance studios in Dauphin County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #341 of 1,334 scored counties
#10 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 54
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $105.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $872 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Dauphin County spend about $105.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 54 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Dauphin County has 54 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dauphin County was 20 in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,068 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $892K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dauphin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dauphin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dauphin County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #341 of 1,334 scored counties and #10 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,068 | 4,257 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | +10.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $872 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 20−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 541 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $892K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 Dauphin 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 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 classes60
- Gyms66
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios64
- Martial arts and dance studios62
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Dauphin County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 martial arts and dance studios in Dauphin County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $105.9M a year, or $872 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Dauphin County has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 53, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,068 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 62 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #341 of 1,334 scored counties.
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