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Martial arts and dance studios in Luzerne County, PA

The martial arts and dance studios in Luzerne County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #722 of 1,334 scored counties
#30 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
65
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$100.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $746 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
332,126
+2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 martial arts and dance studios in Luzerne County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $746 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Luzerne County spend about $100.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.6M per studio, 23% 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 19 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Luzerne County in 2023. That is one for every 7,108 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Luzerne County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Luzerne County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #722 of 1,334 scored counties and #30 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Luzerne 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Luzerne County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLuzerne CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.94.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment7,1084,2573,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$746$926$983
Median household income$63,691$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 19
Employees, 2023
122
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
653 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The 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 Luzerne 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 Luzerne County

Population, 2025 estimate
332,126+2.1% since 2020
Households
135,055
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
890 sq. mi.
People per square mile
368
Median household income
$63,691+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,455
Median home value
$174,100
Jobs located here
146,183
Daytime population
329,640Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Luzerne County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, PA79133.2$2.8M+3.6%#49 of 1,334
2Pike County, PA74114.5$2M+7.2%#105 of 1,334
3Lebanon County, PA72162.8$3M+2.2%#125 of 1,334
4Lancaster County, PA72773.6$2.7M+1.9%#132 of 1,334
5York County, PA72703.9$2.4M+3.6%#135 of 1,334
6Perry County, PA6763.3$2.6M+2.1%#218 of 1,334
7Franklin County, PA66203.1$2.7M+3.0%#235 of 1,334
8Columbia County, PA6683.0$2.3M+2.3%#242 of 1,334
9Berks County, PA65684.2$2.2M+2.7%#260 of 1,334
10Dauphin County, PA62544.4$2M+2.3%#341 of 1,334
30Luzerne County, PA49654.8$1.6M+2.1%#722 of 1,334

Other business types in Luzerne County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Luzerne County, PA?

There are 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Luzerne County as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Luzerne County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $100.8M a year, or $746 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 135,055 households in Luzerne County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Luzerne County, PA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Luzerne County has 4.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Luzerne County would have about 50, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,108 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Luzerne County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Luzerne County at 332,126 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 135,055 households. Median household income in Luzerne County is $63,691, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Luzerne County scores 49 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #722 of 1,334 scored counties.

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