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Martial arts and dance studios in Gwinnett County, GA

The martial arts and dance studios in Gwinnett County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #921 of 1,334 scored counties
#35 of 56 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
201
11 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
125
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$283.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $867 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,018,099
+6.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $867 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Gwinnett County spend about $283.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 201 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.4M per studio, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Gwinnett County has 201 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 5%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 125 businesses with payroll in Gwinnett County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,616 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Gwinnett County.

Population estimates show Gwinnett County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Gwinnett County is 41 (lower middle), #921 of 1,334 scored counties and #35 of 56 scored counties in Georgia.

How Gwinnett 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Gwinnett County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGwinnett CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.14.44.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishment2,6163,8913,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+5.2%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$867$792$983
Median household income$87,890$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4144

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
115 → 125+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
767
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$5.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,018,099+6.2% since 2020
Households
327,043
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,273
Median household income
$87,890+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,877
Median home value
$380,900
Jobs located here
404,763
Daytime population
958,914Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Gwinnett County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coweta County, GA81162.8$3.2M+9.2%#35 of 1,334
2Walton County, GA8192.5$3.1M+16.0%#37 of 1,334
3Newton County, GA7861.5$4.7M+11.2%#56 of 1,334
4Houston County, GA75162.5$2.9M+8.5%#80 of 1,334
5Paulding County, GA72244.0$2.2M+12.7%#136 of 1,334
6Barrow County, GA6882.6$2.7M+18.7%#202 of 1,334
7Effingham County, GA67104.1$2M+14.1%#230 of 1,334
8Troup County, GA6462.2$2.7M+5.0%#277 of 1,334
9Oconee County, GA6474.7$2.6M+6.9%#280 of 1,334
10Douglas County, GA64173.3$2.3M+6.6%#285 of 1,334
35Gwinnett County, GA412016.1$1.4M+6.2%#921 of 1,334

Other business types in Gwinnett County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Gwinnett County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 201 martial arts and dance studios in Gwinnett County. 11 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Gwinnett County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $283.5M a year, or $867 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327,043 households in Gwinnett County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gwinnett County, GA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Gwinnett County has 6.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Gwinnett County would have about 141, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,616 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Gwinnett County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Gwinnett County at 1,018,099 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,043 households. The median household income in Gwinnett County is $87,890 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Gwinnett County scores 41 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #921 of 1,334 scored counties.

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