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Martial arts and dance studios in Clarendon County, SC

The martial arts and dance studios in Clarendon County, SC, 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $500 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,043
+0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 martial arts and dance studios in Clarendon County. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $500 per household (49% below the U.S. average), households in Clarendon County spend about $6.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2% above 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 Clarendon County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Clarendon County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Clarendon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clarendon 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 Clarendon County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureClarendon CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.34.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.6M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,3893,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$500$700$983
Median household income$52,401$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
30 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 Clarendon 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 Clarendon County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,043+0.7% since 2020
Households
12,356
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
607 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$52,401+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,670
Median home value
$158,000
Jobs located here
6,942
Daytime population
25,933Residents 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 Clarendon 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
Clarendon County, SCNot scored32.4$2.1M+0.7%

Other business types in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County, SC?

There are 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Clarendon County as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Clarendon County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.2M a year, or $500 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 12,356 households in Clarendon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clarendon County has 2.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.

How fast is Clarendon County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Clarendon County at 31,043 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,356 households. Median household income in Clarendon County is $52,401, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Clarendon County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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