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Real estate agents and brokers in Saluda County, SC
The real estate agents and brokers in Saluda County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #235 of 2,176 scored counties
#6 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $102.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,407 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 314
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,680
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,407 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Saluda County spend about $102.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.1 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.
There are 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Saluda County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Saluda County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saluda County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Saluda County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #235 of 2,176 scored counties and #6 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Saluda 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 | Saluda County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 33.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 314 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 635 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,407 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $51,009 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Saluda 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 Saluda County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,680+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,670
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $51,009+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,200
- Median home value
- $146,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,321
- Daytime population
- 16,117Residents 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 Saluda 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 brokers69
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Saluda County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate agents and brokers in Saluda County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Saluda County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Saluda County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $102.8M a year, or $13,407 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.1 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,670 households in Saluda County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saluda County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Saluda County has 7.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 314, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Saluda County would have about 19, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Saluda County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Saluda County at 19,680 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,670 households. Median household income in Saluda County is $51,009, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.6%, 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. Saluda County scores 69 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #235 of 2,176 scored counties.
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