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Martial arts and dance studios in Northumberland County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #690 of 1,334 scored counties
#24 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $674 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
89,920
−1.8% 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 10 martial arts and dance studios in Northumberland County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Northumberland County spend about $25.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $674 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 27% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Northumberland County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Northumberland County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Northumberland County is 49 (lower middle), #690 of 1,334 scored counties and #24 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Northumberland 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 Northumberland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureNorthumberland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.94.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2573,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$674$926$983
Median household income$60,583$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
89,920−1.8% since 2020
Households
37,886
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
198
Median household income
$60,583+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,529
Median home value
$162,400
Jobs located here
27,386
Daytime population
78,297Residents 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 Northumberland 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
24Northumberland County, PA49102.6$2.6M−1.8%#690 of 1,334

Other business types in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County, PA?

There are 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Northumberland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Northumberland County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25.6M a year, or $674 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 37,886 households in Northumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Northumberland County has 2.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.6M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Northumberland County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Northumberland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Northumberland County at 89,920 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,886 households. Median household income in Northumberland County is $60,583, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Northumberland County scores 49 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #690 of 1,334 scored counties.

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