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Real estate agents and brokers in Chester County, SC

How Chester 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #341 of 2,176 scored counties
#9 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$171.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,042 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
525
5.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
85% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,001
+2.2% 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

At $13,042 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Chester County spend about $171.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 5.3 times 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.

There are 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 85% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Chester County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Chester County is 65 (upper middle), #341 of 2,176 scored counties and #9 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Chester 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Chester County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.633.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)52581100
Households per official establishmentn/a635788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,042$14,791$16,661
Median household income$52,458$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score6535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,001+2.2% since 2020
Households
13,159
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$52,458+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,310
Median home value
$158,300
Jobs located here
10,197
Daytime population
27,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Chester County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Laurens County, SC77217.8316+6.2%#59 of 2,176
2Newberry County, SC7695.9427+4.8%#66 of 2,176
3Abbeville County, SC7566.1411+2.3%#78 of 2,176
4Edgefield County, SC711313.3197+16.1%#185 of 2,176
5Cherokee County, SC70177.7310+3.7%#204 of 2,176
6Saluda County, SC6967.8314+4.1%#235 of 2,176
7Kershaw County, SC693914.5183+11.6%#248 of 2,176
8Jasper County, SC661612.2213+32.2%#327 of 2,176
9Chester County, SC6564.6525+2.2%#341 of 2,176
10Lancaster County, SC656315.7182+18.3%#364 of 2,176

Other business types in Chester County

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Chester County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate agents and brokers in Chester County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Chester County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $171.6M a year, or $13,042 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 5.3 times 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 13,159 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chester County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Chester County has 4.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 85% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 525, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Chester County would have about 32, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Chester County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 33,001 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,159 households. Median household income in Chester County is $52,458, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Chester County scores 65 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #341 of 2,176 scored counties.

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