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Martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County, PA
How Montgomery 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #583 of 1,334 scored counties
#19 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 232
- 23 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 140
- +0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $447.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,333 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,643
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 232 martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $447.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,333 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 4% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 140 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,396 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County is 53 (upper middle), #583 of 1,334 scored counties and #19 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,396 | 4,257 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.7% | +10.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,333 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $113,915 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 139 → 140+0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,245
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 222The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,643+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 335,505
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,796
- Median household income
- $113,915+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,114
- Median home value
- $436,700
- Jobs located here
- 546,323
- Daytime population
- 974,838Residents 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 |
| 19Montgomery County, PA | 53 | 232 | 6.9 | $1.9M | +2.4% | #583 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 classes51
- Gyms55
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios49
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Montgomery County, PA?
Montgomery County has 232 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $447.2M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 232 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 335,505 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, PA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Montgomery County has 6.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 222, against 232 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,396 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 877,643 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,505 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $113,915, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #583 of 1,334 scored counties.
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