Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked specialty school chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. The Beauty Institute and Driven2Drive sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beauty Institute | - | +5.8% |
| 2 | Driven2Drive | - | -2.1% |
- Empire Beauty School
- The Beauty Institute
- Philadelphia Ballet
- Dance Mechanics
- Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media
- Visions Dance Company
- John's Driving School
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
276 tracked store locations in Pennsylvania. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 27 of the 276 stores (10%); 245 of the 252 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked other stores here are specialty schools, against 2% across the United States.
- Empire Beauty School (16)
- The Beauty Institute (3)
- Philadelphia Ballet (1)
- Dance Mechanics (1)
- Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media (1)
- Visions Dance Company (1)
- John's Driving School (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Empire Beauty School 16
- 2 Driven2Drive 4
- 3 The Beauty Institute 3
- 4 The Salon Professional Academy 2
- 5 fireWALL dance theater 2
- 6 Fred Astaire Dance Studios 2
- 7 John's Driving School 2
- 8 Philadelphia Ballet 1
- 9 Laurel Business Institute 1
- 10 South Philly Music Academy 1
- 11 Erie County Technical School 1
- 12 Seduction Dance Studio 1
- 13 Abundance Academy of Dance 1
- 14 Emily Rose Dance Creations 1
- 15 Dancetime Studios 1
- 16 Marguerite's Academy of Dance 1
- 17 Casey K's Creations 1
- 18 Pittsburgh REIA 1
- 19 Laurel Arts Education and Dance Center 1
- 20 Paula's School of Baton 1
- 21 Donna McCafferty Graphic and Fine Art Studio 1
- 22 Longwood Performing Arts 1
- 23 Afro-American Music Institute 1
- 24 Kathy's Music 1
- 25 Creative Pursuits Studio 1
- 26 Noe' Noonan School of Cosmetology 1
- 27 Success Driving School 1
- 28 Philly PACK 1
- 29 Yay Clay 1
- 30 Level Up Studios 1
- 31 The Thomas Dance Studio 1
- 32 Broadway On The Boulevard 1
- 33 Carlisle Arts Learning Center 1
- 34 Debbie's School of Dance 1
- 35 Little House Big Art 1
- 36 Concord Dance Center 1
- 37 University City Arts League 1
- 38 Pole Empress 1
- 39 Saucon Valley Dance Conservatory 1
- 40 Saucon Valley Music 1
- 41 Johnstown Concert Ballet 1
- 42 From The Top Studio Of Dance 1
- 43 Starlight Dance Academy 1
- 44 Independent Rock 1
- 45 Julie Duda Music Studio 1
- 46 PYCO School of Music and Music Store 1
- 47 Cavod Academy of the Arts 1
- 48 Big Bug Music 1
- 49 Dance Your Dreams 1
- 50 Fayette County CTI 1
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