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Martial arts and dance studios in Lebanon County, PA
How Lebanon 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #125 of 1,334 scored counties
#3 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 146,380
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Lebanon County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #125 of 1,334 scored counties and #3 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 martial arts and dance studios in Lebanon County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lebanon County comes to about $48.4M a year: $853 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 50% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lebanon County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 5,671 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lebanon County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lebanon 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 | Lebanon County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,671 | 4,257 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $853 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,425 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $938K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 146,380+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 56,712
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 398
- Median household income
- $78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,885
- Median home value
- $242,000
- Jobs located here
- 52,802
- Daytime population
- 128,058Residents 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 classes66
- Gyms64
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios64
- Martial arts and dance studios72
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Lebanon County, PA?
There are 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Lebanon County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Lebanon County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $48.4M a year, or $853 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 56,712 households in Lebanon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lebanon County, PA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Lebanon County has 2.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lebanon County would have about 24, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,671 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Lebanon County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lebanon County at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. Median household income in Lebanon County is $78,425, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Lebanon County scores 72 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #125 of 1,334 scored counties.
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