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Martial arts and dance studios in Anderson County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #622 of 1,334 scored counties
#11 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
38
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $646 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
219,930
+7.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 martial arts and dance studios in Anderson County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Anderson County spend about $54.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $646 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 38 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.4M per studio, 29% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Anderson County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 9,323 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Anderson County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anderson County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #622 of 1,334 scored counties and #11 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Anderson County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.34.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.6M$2M
Households per official establishment9,3235,3893,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$646$700$983
Median household income$66,651$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$873K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
381 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
219,930+7.7% since 2020
Households
83,904
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,043
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
74,539
Daytime population
189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across South Carolina

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

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Georgetown County, SC7472.6$2.8M+3.8%#95 of 1,334
2Beaufort County, SC73283.4$2.6M+8.9%#115 of 1,334
3Oconee County, SC7172.0$3.2M+6.3%#140 of 1,334
4Berkeley County, SC66414.4$1.7M+18.7%#248 of 1,334
5Spartanburg County, SC61453.4$1.9M+15.6%#364 of 1,334
6Lancaster County, SC58184.5$1.8M+18.3%#453 of 1,334
7Aiken County, SC56314.4$1.6M+7.3%#508 of 1,334
8Dorchester County, SC56325.1$1.5M+10.1%#509 of 1,334
9York County, SC54585.1$1.7M+8.1%#564 of 1,334
10Horry County, SC53613.8$1.7M+20.9%#597 of 1,334
11Anderson County, SC52384.5$1.4M+7.7%#622 of 1,334

Other business types in Anderson 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 Anderson County, SC?

Anderson County has 38 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Anderson County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $54.2M a year, or $646 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Anderson County has 4.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Anderson County would have about 27, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,323 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 52 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #622 of 1,334 scored counties.

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