Groundwork

Real estate · County · South Carolina

Property management companies in Greenville County, SC

How Greenville County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #584 of 910 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
102
4 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
125
+5.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,489 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
60
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
583,125
+10.6% since 2020

See the property management companies around any address in Greenville County

The site report maps the property management companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Greenville County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

Households in Greenville County spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,489 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 40% 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.

There are 102 property management companies on map listings in Greenville County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 125 businesses with payroll in Greenville County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,765 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenville County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Greenville County is 43 (lower middle), #584 of 910 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Greenville 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 Greenville County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGreenville CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.63.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6074100
Households per official establishment1,7652,0231,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.9%+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,489$14,791$16,661
Median household income$76,932$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4344

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
118 → 125+5.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
963
Annual payroll, 2023
$47.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1024 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The 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 Greenville 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 Greenville County

Population, 2025 estimate
583,125+10.6% since 2020
Households
220,565
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
786 sq. mi.
People per square mile
697
Median household income
$76,932+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,098
Median home value
$299,000
Jobs located here
308,999
Daytime population
615,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Greenville County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the property management companies on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Greenville County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Property management across South Carolina

Every South Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Greenville 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
15Greenville County, SC431024.660+10.6%#584 of 910

Other business types in Greenville County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 102 property management companies in Greenville County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019.

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

About $3.4B a year, or $15,489 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 102 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 40% 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 220,565 households in Greenville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greenville County has 4.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 60, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Greenville County would have about 62, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,765 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Greenville County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Greenville County at 583,125 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 220,565 households. Median household income in Greenville County is $76,932, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Greenville County scores 43 for property management companies (lower middle), #584 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Greenville County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Greenville County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Greenville County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Greenville County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.