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Martial arts and dance studios in Monongalia County, WV
How Monongalia 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 · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #950 of 1,334 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 28
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,991
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 martial arts and dance studios in Monongalia County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Monongalia County comes to about $32.8M a year: $735 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 42% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Monongalia County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 6,376 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Monongalia County.
Population estimates show Monongalia County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Monongalia County is 40 (lower middle), #950 of 1,334 scored counties and #4 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Monongalia 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.
| Measure | Monongalia County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,376 | 8,375 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $735 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $65,346 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $405K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 280 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
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,991+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,629
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 360 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $65,346+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,594
- Median home value
- $267,700
- Jobs located here
- 64,605
- Daytime population
- 128,019Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Monongalia County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 70 | 17 | 3.3 | $2.2M | +13.7% | #170 of 1,334 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 67 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #227 of 1,334 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 54 | 9 | 3.9 | $2M | −1.0% | #547 of 1,334 |
| 4Monongalia County, WV | 40 | 28 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #950 of 1,334 |
| 5Cabell County, WV | 32 | 15 | 3.8 | $1.5M | −3.2% | #1,096 of 1,334 |
| 6Harrison County, WV | 32 | 13 | 4.9 | $1.3M | −2.5% | #1,113 of 1,334 |
| 7Ohio County, WV | 30 | 6 | 3.3 | $1.9M | −4.4% | #1,137 of 1,334 |
| 8Wood County, WV | 29 | 11 | 3.1 | $1.9M | −2.1% | #1,151 of 1,334 |
| 9Kanawha County, WV | 29 | 39 | 5.1 | $1.2M | −4.3% | #1,161 of 1,334 |
| 10Mercer County, WV | 18 | 8 | 3.3 | $1.6M | −3.4% | #1,269 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Monongalia 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 classes30
- Gyms31
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios22
- Martial arts and dance studios40
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Monongalia County, WV?
There are 28 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Monongalia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Monongalia County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $32.8M a year, or $735 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 44,629 households in Monongalia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monongalia County, WV compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Monongalia County has 6.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Monongalia County would have about 16, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,376 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Monongalia County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Monongalia County at 107,991 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,629 households. Median household income in Monongalia County is $65,346, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Monongalia County scores 40 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #950 of 1,334 scored counties.
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