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Property management companies in Lexington County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #353 of 910 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
39
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
43
+34.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,169 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
85
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,588
+7.7% 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

Households in Lexington County spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,169 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 15% 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 39 property management companies on map listings in Lexington County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lexington County was 43 in 2023, up 34.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,836 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $389K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lexington County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lexington County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Lexington County is 56 (upper middle), #353 of 910 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Lexington 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 Lexington County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLexington CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8574100
Households per official establishment2,8362,0231,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+34.4%+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,169$14,791$16,661
Median household income$77,408$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 43+34.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
265
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
391 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$389K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lexington 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 Lexington County

Population, 2025 estimate
317,588+7.7% since 2020
Households
121,964
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
699 sq. mi.
People per square mile
436
Median household income
$77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,803
Median home value
$234,500
Jobs located here
142,688
Daytime population
310,908Residents 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 Lexington 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 Lexington County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 property management companies in Lexington County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 34.4% from 2019.

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

About $1.9B a year, or $15,169 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 39 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 15% 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 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lexington County has 3.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lexington County would have about 33, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,836 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 56 for property management companies (upper middle), #353 of 910 scored counties.

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