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Martial arts and dance studios in Dorchester County, SC
The martial arts and dance studios in Dorchester County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #509 of 1,334 scored counties
#8 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $756 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Dorchester County comes to about $47.8M a year: $756 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per studio, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 32 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Dorchester County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 6,318 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dorchester County.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dorchester County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #509 of 1,334 scored counties and #8 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Dorchester 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.
| Measure | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,318 | 5,389 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $756 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dorchester County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Georgetown County, SC | 74 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #95 of 1,334 |
| 2Beaufort County, SC | 73 | 28 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +8.9% | #115 of 1,334 |
| 3Oconee County, SC | 71 | 7 | 2.0 | $3.2M | +6.3% | #140 of 1,334 |
| 4Berkeley County, SC | 66 | 41 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +18.7% | #248 of 1,334 |
| 5Spartanburg County, SC | 61 | 45 | 3.4 | $1.9M | +15.6% | #364 of 1,334 |
| 6Lancaster County, SC | 58 | 18 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +18.3% | #453 of 1,334 |
| 7Aiken County, SC | 56 | 31 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +7.3% | #508 of 1,334 |
| 8Dorchester County, SC | 56 | 32 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +10.1% | #509 of 1,334 |
| 9York County, SC | 54 | 58 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +8.1% | #564 of 1,334 |
| 10Horry County, SC | 53 | 61 | 3.8 | $1.7M | +20.9% | #597 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 classes60
- Gyms71
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios71
- Martial arts and dance studios56
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Dorchester County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 martial arts and dance studios in Dorchester County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $47.8M a year, or $756 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Dorchester County has 5.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 24, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,318 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 56 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #509 of 1,334 scored counties.
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