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Real estate agents and brokers in the Florence, SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Florence, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #102 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
143
5 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
34
+30.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,655 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
137
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,392
+0.9% 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

Households in the Florence metro area spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,655 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 37% 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.

The Florence metro area has 143 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 18.2 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in the Florence metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,306 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Florence metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Florence metro area is 58 (upper middle), #102 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.

How the Florence metro area 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 Florence, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureFlorence metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.233.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)13781100
Households per official establishment2,306635788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.8%+31.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,655$14,791$16,661
Median household income$54,443$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34+30.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1435 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
196The 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 the Florence metro area, 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 the Florence metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
201,392+0.9% since 2020
Households
78,417
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$54,443+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,289
Median home value
$170,800
Jobs located here
90,742
Daytime population
204,808Residents 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 metro areas in South Carolina for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas 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
1Spartanburg, SC6029820.8125+14.3%#89 of 387
2Florence, SC5814318.2137+0.9%#102 of 387
3Sumter, SC557518.3137−0.3%#130 of 387
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC4568929.791+4.7%#238 of 387
4Columbia, SC401,11232.782+6.0%#285 of 387
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC393,74134.885+10.1%#292 of 387
5Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC391,26032.883+9.0%#294 of 387
6Charleston-North Charleston, SC341,61248.061+10.7%#350 of 387
7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC3257660.349+12.0%#363 of 387
8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC2897261.243+20.9%#378 of 387

Other business types in the Florence metro area

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Florence, SC metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 real estate agents and brokers in the Florence metro area. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Florence, SC metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.1B a year, or $13,655 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 143 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 37% 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 78,417 households in the Florence metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Florence, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Florence metro area has 18.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 137, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Florence metro area would have about 196, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,306 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Florence, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Florence metro area at 201,392 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,417 households. Median household income in the Florence metro area is $54,443, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The Florence metro area scores 58 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #102 of 387 scored metro areas.

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