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Martial arts and dance studios in Sumter County, GA
The martial arts and dance studios in Sumter County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $480 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 28,801
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sumter County spend about $5.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $480 per household, 51% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Sumter County has 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Sumter County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumter County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Sumter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Sumter 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 | Sumter County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,891 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $480 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $42,653 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Sumter 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 Sumter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,801−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $42,653+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,394
- Median home value
- $120,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,753
- Daytime population
- 27,951Residents 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 |
| Sumter County, GA | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $2.6M | −2.4% |
Other business types in Sumter 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 classes35
- Gyms21
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Sumter County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 martial arts and dance studios in Sumter County. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Sumter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Sumter County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.3M a year, or $480 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 10,986 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumter County, GA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Sumter County has 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Sumter County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Sumter County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Sumter County at 28,801 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,986 households. The median household income in Sumter County is $42,653 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Sumter County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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