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Martial arts and dance studios in Cherokee County, GA
The martial arts and dance studios in Cherokee County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #681 of 1,334 scored counties
#25 of 56 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 65
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 martial arts and dance studios in Cherokee County. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cherokee County comes to about $104.7M a year: $1,031 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per studio, 20% 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.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cherokee County in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,160 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cherokee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Cherokee County is 50 (upper middle), #681 of 1,334 scored counties and #25 of 56 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,160 | 3,891 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +5.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,031 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 47+14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 334
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 655 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 25Cherokee County, GA | 50 | 65 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +11.6% | #681 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 classes50
- Gyms57
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios54
- Martial arts and dance studios50
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Cherokee County, GA?
Cherokee County has 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $104.7M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Cherokee County has 6.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 52, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,160 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 50 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #681 of 1,334 scored counties.
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