Market rankings · South Carolina
Property management companies in South Carolina
Markets across South Carolina ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 765
- 28 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 1,047
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 74
- 26% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 44 · Lower middle
A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in South Carolina by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 765 property management companies in South Carolina. 28 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in South Carolina comes to about $31.3B a year: $14,791 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 26% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,047 businesses with payroll in South Carolina classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,023 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $7.3M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in South Carolina.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Carolina ranks #34 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Spartanburg metro area scores highest (73). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Carolina, the Seneca area scores highest (74).
Every market in South Carolina for property management companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Carolina, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 73 | 28 | 2.0 | 131 | +14.3% | #23 of 374 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 63 | 52 | 2.2 | 118 | +4.7% | #77 of 374 |
| 2Sumter, SC | 55 | 8 | 1.9 | 126 | −0.3% | #135 of 374 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 54 | 315 | 2.9 | 99 | +10.1% | #152 of 374 |
| 3Columbia, SC | 49 | 114 | 3.4 | 79 | +6.0% | #202 of 374 |
| 4Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 48 | 144 | 3.8 | 72 | +9.0% | #210 of 374 |
| 5Florence, SC | 38 | 26 | 3.3 | 74 | +0.9% | #286 of 374 |
| 6Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 38 | 156 | 4.6 | 62 | +10.7% | #289 of 374 |
| 7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 33 | 68 | 7.1 | 41 | +12.0% | #329 of 374 |
| 8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 28 | 121 | 7.6 | 34 | +20.9% | #360 of 374 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seneca, SC | 74 | 7 | 2.0 | 127 | +6.3% | #12 of 180 |
| 2Greenwood, SC | 61 | 8 | 2.1 | 114 | +1.7% | #47 of 180 |
| 3Murrells Inlet, SC | 58 | 6 | 2.2 | 121 | +3.8% | #58 of 180 |
| 4Gaffney, SC | 52 | 6 | 2.7 | 86 | +3.7% | #87 of 180 |
| Orangeburg, SC | Not scored | 4 | 1.2 | 189 | −0.9% | |
| Newberry, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 377 | +4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aiken County, SC | 77 | 11 | 1.6 | 169 | +7.3% | #55 of 910 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 77 | 17 | 1.8 | 154 | +18.7% | #57 of 910 |
| 3Lancaster County, SC | 75 | 8 | 2.0 | 140 | +18.3% | #87 of 910 |
| 4Spartanburg County, SC | 70 | 27 | 2.1 | 126 | +15.6% | #145 of 910 |
| 5York County, SC | 68 | 23 | 2.0 | 146 | +8.1% | #157 of 910 |
| 6Oconee County, SC | 67 | 7 | 2.0 | 127 | +6.3% | #179 of 910 |
| 7Anderson County, SC | 67 | 18 | 2.1 | 121 | +7.7% | #180 of 910 |
| 8Dorchester County, SC | 57 | 21 | 3.3 | 84 | +10.1% | #334 of 910 |
| 9Lexington County, SC | 56 | 39 | 3.2 | 85 | +7.7% | #353 of 910 |
| 10Sumter County, SC | 54 | 8 | 1.9 | 126 | −0.3% | #372 of 910 |
| 11Greenwood County, SC | 50 | 6 | 2.2 | 112 | +1.5% | #442 of 910 |
| 12Georgetown County, SC | 47 | 6 | 2.2 | 121 | +3.8% | #487 of 910 |
| 13Cherokee County, SC | 47 | 6 | 2.7 | 86 | +3.7% | #499 of 910 |
| 14Darlington County, SC | 44 | 7 | 2.7 | 87 | +0.1% | #555 of 910 |
| 15Greenville County, SC | 43 | 102 | 4.6 | 60 | +10.6% | #584 of 910 |
| 16Pickens County, SC | 41 | 20 | 3.8 | 66 | +5.7% | #611 of 910 |
| 17Florence County, SC | 38 | 19 | 3.6 | 69 | +1.2% | #661 of 910 |
| 18Richland County, SC | 38 | 69 | 4.1 | 64 | +4.6% | #662 of 910 |
| 19Beaufort County, SC | 33 | 68 | 8.3 | 36 | +8.9% | #752 of 910 |
| 20Charleston County, SC | 32 | 118 | 6.6 | 45 | +6.4% | #770 of 910 |
| 21Horry County, SC | 29 | 121 | 7.6 | 34 | +20.9% | #802 of 910 |
| Orangeburg County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 1.2 | 189 | −0.9% | |
| Laurens County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | 163 | +6.2% | |
| Kershaw County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | 234 | +11.6% | |
| Chesterfield County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | 136 | +3.4% |
Show all 46 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | 98 | +2.2% | |
| Newberry County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 377 | +4.8% | |
| Chester County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | 154 | +2.2% | |
| Jasper County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +32.2% | |
| Clarendon County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | 72 | +0.7% | |
| Williamsburg County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | 137 | −4.0% | |
| Marion County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Dillon County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | 245 | −2.9% | |
| Edgefield County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | 126 | +16.1% | |
| Union County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | 260 | −1.4% | |
| Marlboro County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | 69 | −3.8% | |
| Abbeville County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | 121 | +2.3% | |
| Fairfield County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | 106 | −2.6% | |
| Barnwell County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Saluda County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.1% | |
| Hampton County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | 81 | −1.9% | |
| Lee County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Calhoun County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | 152 | +0.6% | |
| Bamberg County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | 102 | −3.5% | |
| McCormick County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | 100 | +7.3% | |
| Allendale County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | 69 | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 property management companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many property management companies are in South Carolina?
There are 765 property management companies on map listings in South Carolina as of September 2026. 28 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 1,047 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in South Carolina spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $31.3B a year, or $14,791 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 765 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 26% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,117,989 households in South Carolina and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Carolina compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
South Carolina has 3.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 74, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, South Carolina would have about 564, against 765 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,023 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
Which market in South Carolina has the highest market score for property management companies?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Spartanburg metro area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Carolina, the Seneca area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in South Carolina, Aiken County scores highest, at 77 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Carolina scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Carolina. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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