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Martial arts and dance studios in Greenville County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Greenville County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #853 of 1,334 scored counties
#15 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 127
- 8 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $171.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 583,125
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 martial arts and dance studios in Greenville County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 6%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 18% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Greenville County spend about $171.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $778 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 33% 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 Greenville County was 60 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,676 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 Greenville County.
Population estimates put the population change in Greenville County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Greenville County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #853 of 1,334 scored counties and #15 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Greenville 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 | Greenville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,676 | 5,389 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | +2.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $778 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,932 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 60−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 419
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1278 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 Greenville 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 Greenville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 583,125+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 220,565
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 697
- Median household income
- $76,932+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,098
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 308,999
- Daytime population
- 615,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Greenville County, SC | 44 | 127 | 5.8 | $1.4M | +10.6% | #853 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Greenville 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 classes40
- Gyms43
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios43
- Martial arts and dance studios44
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Greenville County, SC?
There are 127 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Greenville County as of September 2026. 8 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Greenville County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $171.7M a year, or $778 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 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 220,565 households in Greenville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenville County, SC compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Greenville County has 5.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Greenville County would have about 85, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,676 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Greenville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenville County at 583,125 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 220,565 households. Median household income in Greenville County is $76,932, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Greenville County scores 44 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #853 of 1,334 scored counties.
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