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Martial arts and dance studios in Newberry County, SC
The martial arts and dance studios in Newberry County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #909 of 1,334 scored counties
#18 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,561
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Newberry County comes to about $8.5M a year: $557 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per studio, 15% 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 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Newberry County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Newberry County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newberry County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Newberry County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #909 of 1,334 scored counties and #18 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Newberry 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 | Newberry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $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 | +4.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $557 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,780 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Newberry 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 Newberry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,561+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 15,325
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,240
- Median home value
- $173,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,662
- Daytime population
- 36,412Residents 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 |
| 18Newberry County, SC | 41 | 5 | 3.3 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #909 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Newberry 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 classes50
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios41
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Newberry County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 martial arts and dance studios in Newberry 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 Newberry County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Newberry County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.5M a year, or $557 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 15,325 households in Newberry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newberry County, SC compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Newberry County has 3.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Newberry County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Newberry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Newberry County at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. The median household income in Newberry County is $61,780 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Newberry County scores 41 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #909 of 1,334 scored counties.
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