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Martial arts and dance studios in Lycoming County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Lycoming County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #706 of 1,334 scored counties
#27 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $704 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,587
−1.3% 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

At $704 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Lycoming County spend about $33M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 18 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.8M per studio, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Lycoming County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Lycoming County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 9,372 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lycoming County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, Lycoming County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #706 of 1,334 scored counties and #27 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Lycoming 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 Lycoming County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLycoming CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.94.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment9,3724,2573,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$704$926$983
Median household income$63,917$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$627K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Lycoming 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 Lycoming County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,587−1.3% since 2020
Households
46,861
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$63,917+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,003
Median home value
$202,200
Jobs located here
49,055
Daytime population
110,643Residents 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 Lycoming 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
27Lycoming County, PA49183.8$1.8M−1.3%#706 of 1,334

Other business types in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 martial arts and dance studios in Lycoming County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $33M a year, or $704 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 46,861 households in Lycoming County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lycoming County has 3.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lycoming County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,372 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Lycoming County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lycoming County at 112,587 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,861 households. The median household income in Lycoming County is $63,917 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.8% 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. Lycoming County scores 49 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #706 of 1,334 scored counties.

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