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Martial arts and dance studios in the Sunbury, PA area

The martial arts and dance studios in the Sunbury, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #197 of 378 scored small-town markets
#7 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$32.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $716 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,788
−1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 martial arts and dance studios in the Sunbury area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in the Sunbury area spend about $32.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $716 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio, in line with 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 the Sunbury area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sunbury area declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Sunbury area is 49 (lower middle), #197 of 378 scored small-town markets and #7 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.

How the Sunbury area 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 Sunbury, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSunbury areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.54.94.9
Spending per listing$2M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2573,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$716$926$983
Median household income$62,262$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
160 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 the Sunbury area, 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 the Sunbury area

Population, 2025 estimate
107,788−1.7% since 2020
Households
45,748
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
185
Median household income
$62,262
Average household income
$83,829
Median home value
$174,900
Jobs located here
45,171
Daytime population
106,101Residents 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 small-town markets in Pennsylvania for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Sunbury area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA79114.5$2M+7.2%#11 of 378
2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA7083.0$2.3M+2.3%#50 of 378
3Sayre, PA5972.8$2.5M−0.6%#124 of 378
4Pottsville, PA58213.6$2M+1.5%#136 of 378
5Hermitage, PA53173.7$1.8M−2.4%#166 of 378
6Indiana, PA53123.7$1.8M−0.3%#168 of 378
7Sunbury, PA49163.5$2M−1.7%#197 of 378
8DuBois, PA45103.1$2.1M−2.9%#222 of 378
9Meadville, PA41113.3$2M−2.4%#251 of 378
10East Stroudsburg, PA37518.3$1.1M−0.7%#288 of 378

Other business types in the Sunbury area

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Sunbury, PA area?

The Sunbury area has 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings 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 the Sunbury area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Sunbury, PA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $32.8M a year, or $716 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 45,748 households in the Sunbury area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sunbury area has 3.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.

How fast is the Sunbury, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Sunbury area at 107,788 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,748 households. Median household income in the Sunbury area is $62,262, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sunbury area scores 49 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #197 of 378 scored small-town markets.

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