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Real estate agents and brokers in Orangeburg County, SC
How Orangeburg 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #631 of 2,176 scored counties
#13 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 30
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $420.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,719 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 257
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 70% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,177
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 real estate agents and brokers in Orangeburg County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $12,719 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Orangeburg County spend about $420.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.6 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Orangeburg County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 3,007 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orangeburg County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Orangeburg County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #631 of 2,176 scored counties and #13 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Orangeburg 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 | Orangeburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 33.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 257 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,007 | 635 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,719 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $45,675 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $593K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 302 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,177−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,077
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,106 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $45,675+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,628
- Median home value
- $115,800
- Jobs located here
- 28,236
- Daytime population
- 72,707Residents 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 |
| 13Orangeburg County, SC | 58 | 30 | 9.1 | 257 | −0.9% | #631 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Orangeburg 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 estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers58
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders40
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Orangeburg County, SC?
There are 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Orangeburg County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Orangeburg County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $420.7M a year, or $12,719 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.6 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,077 households in Orangeburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orangeburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Orangeburg County has 9.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 257, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Orangeburg County would have about 77, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,007 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Orangeburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Orangeburg County at 83,177 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,077 households. The median household income in Orangeburg County is $45,675 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Orangeburg County scores 58 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #631 of 2,176 scored counties.
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