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Martial arts and dance studios in Kent County, RI
How Kent County, RI 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,023 of 1,334 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 62
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,023 of 1,334 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,065 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $77.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.3M per studio, 38% 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 62 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Kent County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,601 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kent County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,601 | 2,582 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +6.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,065 | $1,012 | $983 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 28+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 38 | 170 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #988 of 1,334 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 36 | 41 | 7.8 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #1,019 of 1,334 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 36 | 62 | 8.5 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #1,023 of 1,334 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 35 | 19 | 9.5 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #1,041 of 1,334 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 33 | 29 | 7.9 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #1,078 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Kent 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 classes39
- Gyms46
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios48
- Martial arts and dance studios36
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Kent County, RI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 martial arts and dance studios in Kent County. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $77.6M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Kent County has 8.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Kent County would have about 39, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,601 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 36 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,023 of 1,334 scored counties.
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