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Martial arts and dance studios in Georgetown County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Georgetown County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #95 of 1,334 scored counties
#1 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $716 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,912
+3.8% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Georgetown County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #95 of 1,334 scored counties and #1 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 martial arts and dance studios in Georgetown County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Georgetown County spend about $19.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $716 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per studio, 38% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Georgetown County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 9,043 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Georgetown County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Georgetown 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 Georgetown County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGeorgetown CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.34.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$1.6M$2M
Households per official establishment9,0435,3893,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$716$700$983
Median household income$68,713$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$61K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,912+3.8% since 2020
Households
27,129
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
814 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$68,713+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,202
Median home value
$289,500
Jobs located here
25,133
Daytime population
61,754Residents 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 Georgetown 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

Other business types in Georgetown 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 Georgetown County, SC?

Georgetown County has 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $19.4M a year, or $716 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 27,129 households in Georgetown County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Georgetown County has 2.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.8M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Georgetown County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,043 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Georgetown County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Georgetown County at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in Georgetown County is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.8%, 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. Georgetown County scores 74 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #95 of 1,334 scored counties.

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