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Martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,050 of 1,334 scored counties
#40 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $694 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,911
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,050 of 1,334 scored counties and #40 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 18% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Lawrence County spend about $25.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $694 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 41% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 12,040 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,040 | 4,257 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $694 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,931 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $148K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,911−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,121
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 238
- Median household income
- $61,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,018
- Median home value
- $147,200
- Jobs located here
- 26,898
- Daytime population
- 74,365Residents 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 |
| 40Lawrence County, PA | 35 | 21 | 5.8 | $1.2M | −2.4% | #1,050 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 classes33
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios35
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Lawrence County, PA?
Lawrence County has 21 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Lawrence County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $25.1M a year, or $694 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 36,121 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, PA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Lawrence County has 5.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 12, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,040 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 83,911 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,121 households. Median household income in Lawrence County is $61,931, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Lawrence County scores 35 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,050 of 1,334 scored counties.
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