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Property management companies in Union County, SC

The property management companies in Union County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$144.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,431 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
260
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,799
−1.4% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Union County comes to about $144.3M a year: $12,431 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

Union County has 1 property management company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Union County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,870 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 property management company on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.93.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)26074100
Households per official establishment3,8702,0231,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,431$14,791$16,661
Median household income$41,621$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$267K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,799−1.4% since 2020
Households
11,611
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$41,621+1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,230
Median home value
$103,600
Jobs located here
7,601
Daytime population
22,110Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, SCNot scored10.9260−1.4%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 property management company in Union County. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $144.3M a year, or $12,431 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 11,611 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Union County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,870 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Union County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 26,799 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,611 households. Median household income in Union County is $41,621, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 1.1%, 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. Union County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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