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Martial arts and dance studios in Wayne County, GA
The martial arts and dance studios in Wayne County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,195 of 1,334 scored counties
#50 of 56 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $523 a household
- Spending per listing
- $965K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,481
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Wayne County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,195 of 1,334 scored counties and #50 of 56 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 martial arts and dance studios in Wayne County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Wayne County spend about $5.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $523 per household, 47% below the U.S. average. That is about $965K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 52% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wayne County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $965K | $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 | +7.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $523 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $53,427 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 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
- 60 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,481+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,061
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,341
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,027
- Daytime population
- 28,247Residents 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 Wayne 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 |
| 50Wayne County, GA | 26 | 6 | 5.4 | $965K | +7.8% | #1,195 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 classes26
- Gyms26
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios26
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Wayne County, GA?
There are 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wayne County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.8M a year, or $523 per household. That is 47% below the U.S. average (an index of 53, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $965K 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 11,061 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, GA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Wayne County has 5.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $965K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Wayne County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Wayne County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $53,427, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Wayne County scores 26 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,195 of 1,334 scored counties.
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