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Martial arts and dance studios in Wilkes County, GA

How Wilkes 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

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $480 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,540
−0.1% 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 $480 per household (51% below the U.S. average), households in Wilkes County spend about $2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $2M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There is 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings in Wilkes County as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wilkes County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilkes County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wilkes 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 Wilkes County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWilkes CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.44.9
Spending per listing$2M$1.8M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,8913,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$480$792$983
Median household income$52,043$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,540−0.1% since 2020
Households
4,133
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
470 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$52,043
Average household income
$74,862
Median home value
$122,700
Jobs located here
2,582
Daytime population
7,620Residents 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 Wilkes 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
Wilkes County, GANot scored12.4$2M−0.1%

Other business types in Wilkes County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 martial arts or dance studio in Wilkes County. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wilkes County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2M 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 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 4,133 households in Wilkes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilkes County has 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.

How fast is Wilkes County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Wilkes County at 9,540 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,133 households. The median household income in Wilkes County is $52,043 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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