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Martial arts and dance studios in Kershaw County, SC
How Kershaw County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,024 of 1,334 scored counties
#22 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,166
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Kershaw County is 36 (lower middle), #1,024 of 1,334 scored counties and #22 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $647 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Kershaw County spend about $17.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Kershaw County has 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kershaw County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Kershaw County grew 11.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kershaw 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 | Kershaw County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,389 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $647 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,231 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 49 |
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
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Kershaw 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 Kershaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,166+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,897
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 94
- Median household income
- $68,231+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,069
- Median home value
- $217,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,419
- Daytime population
- 54,356Residents 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 |
| 22Kershaw County, SC | 36 | 14 | 5.2 | $1.2M | +11.6% | #1,024 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Kershaw 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 classes65
- Gyms77
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios36
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Kershaw County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 martial arts and dance studios in Kershaw County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kershaw County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kershaw County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $17.4M a year, or $647 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 26,897 households in Kershaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kershaw County, SC compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Kershaw County has 5.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Kershaw County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Kershaw County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Kershaw County at 73,166 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,897 households. The median household income in Kershaw County is $68,231 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% 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. Kershaw County scores 36 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,024 of 1,334 scored counties.
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