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Real estate agents and brokers in Lexington County, SC

How Lexington 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,549 of 2,176 scored counties
#32 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
454
23 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
138
+21.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,169 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
75
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.2
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,588
+7.7% 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 Lexington County spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,169 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 25% 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.

There are 454 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Lexington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 37.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 138 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lexington County in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. That is one for every 884 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lexington County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Lexington County is 41 (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,176 scored counties and #32 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Lexington 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 Lexington County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLexington CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.233.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7581100
Households per official establishment884635788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.1%+31.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,169$14,791$16,661
Median household income$77,408$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
114 → 138+21.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
170
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
45423 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
339The 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 Lexington 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 Lexington County

Population, 2025 estimate
317,588+7.7% since 2020
Households
121,964
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
699 sq. mi.
People per square mile
436
Median household income
$77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,803
Median home value
$234,500
Jobs located here
142,688
Daytime population
310,908Residents 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 Lexington 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
32Lexington County, SC4145437.275+7.7%#1,549 of 2,176

Other business types in Lexington 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 Lexington County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 454 real estate agents and brokers in Lexington County. 23 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 138 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019.

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

About $1.9B a year, or $15,169 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 454 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 25% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lexington County has 37.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 75, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Lexington County would have about 339, against 454 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 884 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 41 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,176 scored counties.

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