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Property management companies in the Florence, SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Florence, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #286 of 374 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
26
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,655 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
74
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,392
+0.9% 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

The Florence metro area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #286 of 374 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $13,655 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Florence metro area spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.

The Florence metro area has 26 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Florence metro area was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 3,564 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Florence metro area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Florence 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.

Property management in Florence, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureFlorence metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7474100
Households per official establishment3,5642,0231,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,655$14,791$16,661
Median household income$54,443$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
261 chain location
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 the Florence 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 Florence metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
201,392+0.9% since 2020
Households
78,417
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$54,443+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,289
Median home value
$170,800
Jobs located here
90,742
Daytime population
204,808Residents 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 metro areas in South Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas 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
1Spartanburg, SC73282.0131+14.3%#23 of 374
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC63522.2118+4.7%#77 of 374
2Sumter, SC5581.9126−0.3%#135 of 374
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC543152.999+10.1%#152 of 374
3Columbia, SC491143.479+6.0%#202 of 374
4Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC481443.872+9.0%#210 of 374
5Florence, SC38263.374+0.9%#286 of 374
6Charleston-North Charleston, SC381564.662+10.7%#289 of 374
7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC33687.141+12.0%#329 of 374
8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC281217.634+20.9%#360 of 374

Other business types in the Florence metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Florence, SC metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 property management companies in the Florence metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in the Florence, SC metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.1B a year, or $13,655 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 property management companies on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,417 households in the Florence metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Florence, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Florence metro area has 3.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% 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 U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Florence metro area would have about 19, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,564 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is the Florence, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Florence metro area at 201,392 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,417 households. Median household income in the Florence metro area is $54,443, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The Florence metro area scores 38 for property management companies (lower middle), #286 of 374 scored metro areas.

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