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Property management companies in Aiken County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Aiken County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #55 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,786 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
169
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,515
+7.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For property management companies, Aiken County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #55 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.

At $14,786 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Aiken County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 69% above 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.

Aiken County has 11 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Aiken County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 4,994 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Aiken County grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Aiken County 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.

Property management in Aiken County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAiken CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)16974100
Households per official establishment4,9942,0231,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,786$14,791$16,661
Median household income$70,609$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 residential and commercial property managers in Aiken 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 Aiken County

Population, 2025 estimate
181,515+7.3% since 2020
Households
69,916
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,071 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$70,609+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,371
Median home value
$218,000
Jobs located here
65,453
Daytime population
171,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Aiken County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Aiken County, SC77111.6169+7.3%#55 of 910
2Berkeley County, SC77171.8154+18.7%#57 of 910
3Lancaster County, SC7582.0140+18.3%#87 of 910
4Spartanburg County, SC70272.1126+15.6%#145 of 910
5York County, SC68232.0146+8.1%#157 of 910
6Oconee County, SC6772.0127+6.3%#179 of 910
7Anderson County, SC67182.1121+7.7%#180 of 910
8Dorchester County, SC57213.384+10.1%#334 of 910
9Lexington County, SC56393.285+7.7%#353 of 910
10Sumter County, SC5481.9126−0.3%#372 of 910

Other business types in Aiken County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Aiken County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 property management companies in Aiken County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Aiken County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1B a year, or $14,786 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 69% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,916 households in Aiken County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Aiken County, SC compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Aiken County has 1.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 169, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Aiken County would have about 19, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,994 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Aiken County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Aiken County at 181,515 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,916 households. Median household income in Aiken County is $70,609, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Aiken County scores 77 for property management companies (high), #55 of 910 scored counties.

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