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Martial arts and dance studios in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #271 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 189
- 12 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- −4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $272.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,014,101
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $710 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area spend about $272.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 189 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.4M per studio, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 189 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,625 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $370K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area grew 9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area is 42 (lower middle), #271 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area 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 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,625 | 5,389 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.7% | +2.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $710 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,240 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83−4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 539
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 135The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $370K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area, 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 the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,014,101+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 383,842
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 355
- Median household income
- $71,240+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,317
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 442,869
- Daytime population
- 979,975Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 73 | 32 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +12.0% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Spartanburg, SC | 55 | 51 | 3.6 | $1.8M | +14.3% | #140 of 387 |
| 3Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 49 | 61 | 3.8 | $1.7M | +20.9% | #204 of 387 |
| 4Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 49 | 188 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +10.7% | #206 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 47 | 97 | 4.2 | $1.7M | +4.7% | #232 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 42 | 591 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +10.1% | #268 of 387 |
| 5Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 42 | 189 | 4.9 | $1.4M | +9.0% | #271 of 387 |
| 6Columbia, SC | 41 | 153 | 4.5 | $1.5M | +6.0% | #280 of 387 |
| 7Florence, SC | 38 | 28 | 3.6 | $1.6M | +0.9% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Sumter, SC | 32 | 13 | 3.2 | $1.8M | −0.3% | #340 of 387 |
Other business types in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
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 classes40
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios47
- Martial arts and dance studios42
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 189 martial arts and dance studios in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area. 12 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $272.5M a year, or $710 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 189 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 383,842 households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area would have about 135, against 189 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,625 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area at 1,014,101 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,842 households. The median household income in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area is $71,240 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area scores 42 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #271 of 387 scored metro areas.
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