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Real estate agents and brokers in Dorchester County, SC
How Dorchester 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,439 of 2,176 scored counties
#28 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 194
- 8 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- +26.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $975.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,444 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 92
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 194 real estate agents and brokers in Dorchester County. 8 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 30.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Dorchester County comes to about $975.7M a year: $15,444 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dorchester County was 91 in 2023, up 26.4% from 2019. That is one for every 694 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,439 of 2,176 scored counties and #28 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.7 | 33.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 92 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 694 | 635 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.4% | +31.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,444 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 91+26.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1948 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents 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 |
| 28Dorchester County, SC | 43 | 194 | 30.7 | 92 | +10.1% | #1,439 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 estate42
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders43
- Home inspectors55
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Dorchester County, SC?
There are 194 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. 8 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 26.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $975.7M a year, or $15,444 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 194 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% below 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Dorchester County has 30.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 179, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 694 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dorchester County scores 43 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,439 of 2,176 scored counties.
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