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Martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County, GA
How Columbia 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #645 of 1,334 scored counties
#24 of 56 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 29
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $942 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $51.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.8M per studio, 11% 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 24 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Columbia County in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,298 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $472K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Columbia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #645 of 1,334 scored counties and #24 of 56 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,298 | 3,891 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +5.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $942 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 24+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 242
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $472K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents 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 |
| 24Columbia County, GA | 51 | 29 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +7.9% | #645 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 classes59
- Gyms69
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios64
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Columbia County, GA?
There are 29 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $51.9M a year, or $942 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Columbia County has 5.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Columbia County would have about 26, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,298 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #645 of 1,334 scored counties.
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