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Martial arts and dance studios in Barrow County, GA
How Barrow County, GA 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #202 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 56 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $713 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,773
- +18.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 martial arts and dance studios in Barrow County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Barrow County spend about $21.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $713 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 36% above 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Barrow County in 2023. That is one for every 3,849 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $963K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Barrow County.
Population estimates show Barrow County grew 18.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Barrow County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #202 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 56 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Barrow County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Barrow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,849 | 3,891 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $713 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,653 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $631K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $963K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Barrow 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 Barrow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,773+18.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,789
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $80,653+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,651
- Median home value
- $294,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,333
- Daytime population
- 69,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Barrow County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coweta County, GA | 81 | 16 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +9.2% | #35 of 1,334 |
| 2Walton County, GA | 81 | 9 | 2.5 | $3.1M | +16.0% | #37 of 1,334 |
| 3Newton County, GA | 78 | 6 | 1.5 | $4.7M | +11.2% | #56 of 1,334 |
| 4Houston County, GA | 75 | 16 | 2.5 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #80 of 1,334 |
| 5Paulding County, GA | 72 | 24 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +12.7% | #136 of 1,334 |
| 6Barrow County, GA | 68 | 8 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +18.7% | #202 of 1,334 |
| 7Effingham County, GA | 67 | 10 | 4.1 | $2M | +14.1% | #230 of 1,334 |
| 8Troup County, GA | 64 | 6 | 2.2 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #277 of 1,334 |
| 9Oconee County, GA | 64 | 7 | 4.7 | $2.6M | +6.9% | #280 of 1,334 |
| 10Douglas County, GA | 64 | 17 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +6.6% | #285 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Barrow 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 classes69
- Gyms74
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios68
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Barrow County, GA?
Barrow County has 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Barrow County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.9M a year, or $713 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 30,789 households in Barrow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barrow County, GA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Barrow County has 2.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Barrow County would have about 11, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,849 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Barrow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Barrow County at 99,773 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,789 households. Median household income in Barrow County is $80,653, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Barrow County scores 68 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #202 of 1,334 scored counties.
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