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Real estate agents and brokers in Aiken County, SC
How Aiken County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #965 of 2,176 scored counties
#19 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 185
- 4 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +36.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,786 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 102
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,515
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,786 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Aiken County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Aiken County has 185 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 26.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Aiken County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,554 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Aiken County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Aiken County is 52 (upper middle), #965 of 2,176 scored counties and #19 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Aiken 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 | Aiken County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.5 | 33.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 102 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,554 | 635 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.4% | +31.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,786 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,609 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 45+36.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1854 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 190The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Aiken 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 Aiken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,515+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 69,916
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,071 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $70,609+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,371
- Median home value
- $218,000
- Jobs located here
- 65,453
- Daytime population
- 171,299Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laurens County, SC | 77 | 21 | 7.8 | 316 | +6.2% | #59 of 2,176 |
| 2Newberry County, SC | 76 | 9 | 5.9 | 427 | +4.8% | #66 of 2,176 |
| 3Abbeville County, SC | 75 | 6 | 6.1 | 411 | +2.3% | #78 of 2,176 |
| 4Edgefield County, SC | 71 | 13 | 13.3 | 197 | +16.1% | #185 of 2,176 |
| 5Cherokee County, SC | 70 | 17 | 7.7 | 310 | +3.7% | #204 of 2,176 |
| 6Saluda County, SC | 69 | 6 | 7.8 | 314 | +4.1% | #235 of 2,176 |
| 7Kershaw County, SC | 69 | 39 | 14.5 | 183 | +11.6% | #248 of 2,176 |
| 8Jasper County, SC | 66 | 16 | 12.2 | 213 | +32.2% | #327 of 2,176 |
| 9Chester County, SC | 65 | 6 | 4.6 | 525 | +2.2% | #341 of 2,176 |
| 10Lancaster County, SC | 65 | 63 | 15.7 | 182 | +18.3% | #364 of 2,176 |
| 19Aiken County, SC | 52 | 185 | 26.5 | 102 | +7.3% | #965 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Aiken 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 estate52
- Real estate agents and brokers52
- Property management77
- Mortgage brokers and lenders70
- Home inspectors46
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Aiken County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 185 real estate agents and brokers in Aiken County. 4 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Aiken County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $14,786 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 185 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,916 households in Aiken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aiken County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Aiken County has 26.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 102, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Aiken County would have about 190, against 185 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,554 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Aiken County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Aiken County at 181,515 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,916 households. Median household income in Aiken County is $70,609, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Aiken County scores 52 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #965 of 2,176 scored counties.
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