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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #353 of 373 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 102
- 36 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +42.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,379 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 427,551
- +20.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #353 of 373 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,379 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 43% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has 102 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 35%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area was 50 in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,176 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area grew 20.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area compares
The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 78 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,176 | 4,594 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.9% | +25.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,379 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50+42.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 427,551+20.9% since 2020
- Households
- 158,779
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,880
- Average household income
- $87,740
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 142,324
- Daytime population
- 375,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 71 | 34 | 2.4 | 153 | +14.3% | #31 of 373 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 57 | 79 | 3.4 | 111 | +4.7% | #126 of 373 |
| 2Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 40 | 49 | 5.1 | 81 | +12.0% | #265 of 373 |
| 3Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 38 | 203 | 5.3 | 72 | +9.0% | #284 of 373 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 38 | 691 | 6.4 | 64 | +10.1% | #286 of 373 |
| 4Florence, SC | 37 | 26 | 3.3 | 106 | +0.9% | #290 of 373 |
| 5Columbia, SC | 37 | 198 | 5.8 | 65 | +6.0% | #302 of 373 |
| 6Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 34 | 248 | 7.4 | 56 | +10.7% | #331 of 373 |
| 7Sumter, SC | 32 | 15 | 3.7 | 96 | −0.3% | #343 of 373 |
| 8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 30 | 102 | 6.4 | 57 | +20.9% | #353 of 373 |
Other business types in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate28
- Real estate agents and brokers28
- Property management28
- Mortgage brokers and lenders30
- Home inspectors30
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area. 36 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $14,379 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 102 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 158,779 households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has 6.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area would have about 59, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,176 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. Median household income in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area is $66,880, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area scores 30 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #353 of 373 scored metro areas.
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