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Property management companies in Cherokee County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Cherokee County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #499 of 910 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $287M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,007 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 86
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cherokee County spend about $287M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,007 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 14% 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.
Cherokee County has 6 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Cherokee County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,677 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Cherokee County is 47 (lower middle), #499 of 910 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Cherokee 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.
| Measure | Cherokee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 86 | 74 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,677 | 2,023 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,007 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents 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 | 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 |
| 13Cherokee County, SC | 47 | 6 | 2.7 | 86 | +3.7% | #499 of 910 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate65
- Real estate agents and brokers70
- Property management47
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Cherokee County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 property management companies in Cherokee County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Cherokee County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $287M a year, or $13,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 14% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,063 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, SC compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Cherokee County has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 86, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,677 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $50,288, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Cherokee County scores 47 for property management companies (lower middle), #499 of 910 scored counties.
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