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Real estate agents and brokers in Edgefield County, SC
The real estate agents and brokers in Edgefield County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #185 of 2,176 scored counties
#4 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $139.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,323 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 197
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,808
- +16.1% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Edgefield County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #185 of 2,176 scored counties and #4 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 real estate agents and brokers in Edgefield County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $14,323 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Edgefield County spend about $139.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 97% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Edgefield County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,628 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Edgefield County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Edgefield 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 | Edgefield County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 33.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 197 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,628 | 635 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,323 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,029 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $559K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,808+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,768
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,029+48.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,544
- Median home value
- $202,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,910
- Daytime population
- 21,597Residents 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 |
Other business types in Edgefield 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 estate77
- Real estate agents and brokers71
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Edgefield County, SC?
Edgefield County has 13 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Edgefield County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $139.9M a year, or $14,323 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 97% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,768 households in Edgefield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Edgefield County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Edgefield County has 13.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 197, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Edgefield County would have about 26, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,628 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Edgefield County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Edgefield County at 29,808 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,768 households. The median household income in Edgefield County is $73,029 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 48.7% 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. Edgefield County scores 71 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #185 of 2,176 scored counties.
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