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Martial arts and dance studios in Lewis County, WV

How Lewis County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $603 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,394
−3.7% 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 2 martial arts and dance studios in Lewis County. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

At $603 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $4.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $2.1M per studio. 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 Lewis County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Lewis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lewis County compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Lewis County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.44.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,3753,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$603$595$983
Median household income$56,477$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,394−3.7% since 2020
Households
6,967
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,477+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,876
Median home value
$151,800
Jobs located here
6,049
Daytime population
15,995Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV70173.3$2.2M+13.7%#170 of 1,334
2Jefferson County, WV67104.4$2.1M+9.2%#227 of 1,334
3Putnam County, WV5493.9$2M−1.0%#547 of 1,334
4Monongalia County, WV40286.3$1.2M+2.0%#950 of 1,334
5Cabell County, WV32153.8$1.5M−3.2%#1,096 of 1,334
6Harrison County, WV32134.9$1.3M−2.5%#1,113 of 1,334
7Ohio County, WV3063.3$1.9M−4.4%#1,137 of 1,334
8Wood County, WV29113.1$1.9M−2.1%#1,151 of 1,334
9Kanawha County, WV29395.1$1.2M−4.3%#1,161 of 1,334
10Mercer County, WV1883.3$1.6M−3.4%#1,269 of 1,334
Lewis County, WVNot scored22.9$2.1M−3.7%

Other business types in Lewis 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 Lewis County, WV?

Lewis County has 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lewis County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lewis County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.2M a year, or $603 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 6,967 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.

How fast is Lewis County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 16,394 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,967 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $56,477, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.5%, 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. Lewis County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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