Market rankings · Virginia
Real estate agents and brokers in Virginia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Virginia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 11,262
- 416 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 4,254
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 92
- 8% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #37 of 51
- Market score 39 · Lower middle
A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Virginia has 11,262 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 416 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.5, 9% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $16,844 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Virginia spend about $56.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 8% 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.
Official counts show 4,254 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Virginia in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 791 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Virginia.
Among the 50 states and DC, Virginia ranks #37 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle). Of the 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores highest (67). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Danville area scores highest (61).
Every market in Virginia for real estate agents and brokers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 67 | 196 | 15.0 | 169 | +2.3% | #48 of 387 |
| 1Harrisonburg, VA | 62 | 101 | 20.2 | 136 | +3.5% | #79 of 387 |
| 2Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 50 | 148 | 21.1 | 127 | −0.1% | #179 of 387 |
| 3Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 47 | 128 | 24.5 | 110 | +3.2% | #208 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 47 | 8,995 | 37.9 | 92 | +3.3% | #214 of 387 |
| 4Richmond, VA | 46 | 1,697 | 31.8 | 94 | +5.5% | #224 of 387 |
| 5Winchester, VA-WV | 46 | 184 | 33.1 | 88 | +6.5% | #225 of 387 |
| 6Charlottesville, VA | 41 | 299 | 33.1 | 93 | +3.1% | #271 of 387 |
| 7Roanoke, VA | 36 | 362 | 27.5 | 98 | +0.4% | #323 of 387 |
| 8Lynchburg, VA | 35 | 294 | 28.4 | 93 | +2.9% | #334 of 387 |
| 9Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 29 | 2,720 | 38.5 | 75 | +0.9% | #375 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Danville, VA | 61 | 39 | 8.8 | 270 | −1.7% | #115 of 533 |
| 2Lake of the Woods, VA | 60 | 34 | 22.9 | 132 | +10.1% | #138 of 533 |
| 3Martinsville, VA | 54 | 32 | 12.0 | 199 | −1.9% | #198 of 533 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 54 | 52 | 12.8 | 188 | −3.8% | #201 of 533 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caroline County, VA | 88 | 12 | 10.0 | 291 | +11.3% | #3 of 2,176 |
| 2King William County, VA | 86 | 5 | 6.8 | 423 | +9.5% | #4 of 2,176 |
| 3Frederick County, VA | 79 | 19 | 5.4 | 578 | +8.8% | #30 of 2,176 |
| 4Rockingham County, VA | 79 | 18 | 5.5 | 514 | +6.6% | #32 of 2,176 |
| 5Prince George County, VA | 79 | 8 | 6.2 | 468 | +2.0% | #33 of 2,176 |
| 6New Kent County, VA | 74 | 15 | 16.2 | 203 | +21.2% | #112 of 2,176 |
| 7Culpeper County, VA | 70 | 41 | 21.7 | 142 | +9.3% | #225 of 2,176 |
| 8Pulaski County, VA | 69 | 11 | 7.6 | 338 | −0.6% | #234 of 2,176 |
| 9Fluvanna County, VA | 69 | 11 | 10.6 | 284 | +6.2% | #238 of 2,176 |
| 10Amherst County, VA | 69 | 12 | 9.5 | 278 | +2.1% | #240 of 2,176 |
| 11Pittsylvania County, VA | 68 | 11 | 4.4 | 556 | −1.5% | #257 of 2,176 |
| 12Goochland County, VA | 68 | 18 | 17.4 | 198 | +17.4% | #279 of 2,176 |
| 13Appomattox County, VA | 65 | 7 | 10.5 | 244 | +6.3% | #348 of 2,176 |
| 14Clarke County, VA | 65 | 9 | 15.3 | 212 | +5.4% | #353 of 2,176 |
| 15Madison County, VA | 64 | 7 | 12.8 | 226 | +2.7% | #382 of 2,176 |
| 16Orange County, VA | 64 | 34 | 22.9 | 132 | +10.1% | #402 of 2,176 |
| 17Hampton city, VA | 63 | 75 | 12.9 | 206 | 0.0% | #425 of 2,176 |
| 18Page County, VA | 62 | 7 | 7.1 | 352 | +0.3% | #449 of 2,176 |
| 19Henry County, VA | 62 | 15 | 7.1 | 333 | −3.1% | #450 of 2,176 |
| 20Floyd County, VA | 62 | 8 | 12.1 | 213 | +2.1% | #463 of 2,176 |
| 21King George County, VA | 62 | 26 | 25.7 | 127 | +10.5% | #496 of 2,176 |
| 22Louisa County, VA | 61 | 22 | 14.1 | 206 | +13.6% | #513 of 2,176 |
| 23Stafford County, VA | 61 | 138 | 26.4 | 136 | +8.3% | #533 of 2,176 |
| 24Portsmouth city, VA | 59 | 47 | 11.7 | 216 | −1.2% | #588 of 2,176 |
| 25Isle of Wight County, VA | 59 | 28 | 17.8 | 169 | +6.7% | #600 of 2,176 |
Show all 133 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Westmoreland County, VA | 59 | 15 | 18.4 | 142 | +6.5% | #611 of 2,176 |
| 27Petersburg city, VA | 58 | 10 | 6.6 | 354 | +1.0% | #625 of 2,176 |
| 28Wise County, VA | 58 | 11 | 7.9 | 297 | −3.5% | #629 of 2,176 |
| 29Powhatan County, VA | 58 | 26 | 23.0 | 141 | +7.0% | #659 of 2,176 |
| 30Nottoway County, VA | 54 | 7 | 12.5 | 200 | +1.0% | #813 of 2,176 |
| 31Hopewell city, VA | 54 | 14 | 15.1 | 163 | +1.1% | #824 of 2,176 |
| 32Suffolk city, VA | 54 | 91 | 24.0 | 125 | +10.4% | #846 of 2,176 |
| 33Amelia County, VA | 53 | 8 | 14.8 | 178 | +2.7% | #874 of 2,176 |
| 34Northumberland County, VA | 53 | 9 | 16.0 | 168 | +6.1% | #880 of 2,176 |
| 35York County, VA | 52 | 54 | 20.0 | 163 | +1.6% | #935 of 2,176 |
| 36Gloucester County, VA | 52 | 31 | 20.3 | 143 | +3.6% | #943 of 2,176 |
| 37Campbell County, VA | 51 | 26 | 11.7 | 223 | +0.1% | #978 of 2,176 |
| 38Washington County, VA | 51 | 31 | 14.0 | 186 | 0.0% | #984 of 2,176 |
| 39Prince William County, VA | 51 | 489 | 31.2 | 114 | +4.2% | #1,010 of 2,176 |
| 40Lunenburg County, VA | 50 | 6 | 12.6 | 193 | +0.9% | #1,029 of 2,176 |
| 41Fauquier County, VA | 50 | 81 | 30.3 | 115 | +4.8% | #1,061 of 2,176 |
| 42Carroll County, VA | 49 | 22 | 17.5 | 138 | +0.5% | #1,098 of 2,176 |
| 43Warren County, VA | 49 | 57 | 37.2 | 79 | +4.8% | #1,127 of 2,176 |
| 44Franklin County, VA | 48 | 46 | 20.0 | 135 | +1.9% | #1,163 of 2,176 |
| 45Essex County, VA | 47 | 7 | 15.7 | 160 | +0.5% | #1,207 of 2,176 |
| 46Chesterfield County, VA | 47 | 435 | 31.0 | 102 | +8.7% | #1,243 of 2,176 |
| 47Spotsylvania County, VA | 47 | 183 | 34.9 | 93 | +10.5% | #1,246 of 2,176 |
| 48Smyth County, VA | 46 | 12 | 9.5 | 252 | −3.0% | #1,251 of 2,176 |
| 49Hanover County, VA | 46 | 125 | 29.3 | 111 | +5.6% | #1,288 of 2,176 |
| 50Loudoun County, VA | 46 | 632 | 44.2 | 91 | +6.4% | #1,295 of 2,176 |
| 51Danville city, VA | 45 | 28 | 14.7 | 158 | −2.2% | #1,315 of 2,176 |
| 52Halifax County, VA | 44 | 16 | 11.8 | 205 | −1.4% | #1,355 of 2,176 |
| 53Augusta County, VA | 44 | 68 | 21.9 | 127 | +1.8% | #1,377 of 2,176 |
| 54Nelson County, VA | 44 | 15 | 23.6 | 121 | +1.2% | #1,378 of 2,176 |
| 55Arlington County, VA | 44 | 394 | 35.2 | 104 | +2.1% | #1,383 of 2,176 |
| 56Wythe County, VA | 43 | 18 | 14.4 | 171 | −1.2% | #1,405 of 2,176 |
| 57Tazewell County, VA | 43 | 29 | 17.8 | 133 | −4.4% | #1,411 of 2,176 |
| 58Shenandoah County, VA | 43 | 54 | 30.1 | 89 | +3.6% | #1,442 of 2,176 |
| 59Albemarle County, VA | 42 | 174 | 37.9 | 85 | +5.1% | #1,488 of 2,176 |
| 60Manassas city, VA | 42 | 56 | 39.4 | 84 | +3.9% | #1,490 of 2,176 |
| 61Grayson County, VA | 41 | 8 | 12.6 | 187 | −0.3% | #1,502 of 2,176 |
| 62Staunton city, VA | 41 | 31 | 27.4 | 94 | +3.8% | #1,541 of 2,176 |
| 63Accomack County, VA | 40 | 33 | 22.8 | 111 | +1.4% | #1,587 of 2,176 |
| 64Radford city, VA | 40 | 16 | 28.9 | 85 | +7.0% | #1,608 of 2,176 |
| 65James City County, VA | 40 | 194 | 60.6 | 53 | +6.2% | #1,625 of 2,176 |
| 66Patrick County, VA | 39 | 13 | 16.7 | 149 | −0.9% | #1,634 of 2,176 |
| 67Waynesboro city, VA | 38 | 29 | 29.5 | 86 | +7.5% | #1,700 of 2,176 |
| 68Fairfax city, VA | 38 | 122 | 133.3 | 27 | +10.8% | #1,723 of 2,176 |
| 69Roanoke city, VA | 37 | 91 | 20.9 | 119 | −0.8% | #1,737 of 2,176 |
| 70Fairfax County, VA | 37 | 1,872 | 45.2 | 83 | +1.7% | #1,764 of 2,176 |
| 71Alexandria city, VA | 37 | 333 | 43.8 | 78 | +1.0% | #1,765 of 2,176 |
| 72Botetourt County, VA | 36 | 39 | 29.5 | 96 | +1.5% | #1,808 of 2,176 |
| 73Richmond city, VA | 36 | 441 | 42.3 | 64 | +4.6% | #1,829 of 2,176 |
| 74Fredericksburg city, VA | 35 | 215 | 183.4 | 16 | +8.6% | #1,880 of 2,176 |
| 75Norfolk city, VA | 34 | 234 | 24.6 | 108 | −2.9% | #1,894 of 2,176 |
| 76Henrico County, VA | 34 | 548 | 39.9 | 76 | +2.3% | #1,913 of 2,176 |
| 77Northampton County, VA | 33 | 11 | 20.2 | 132 | −2.8% | #1,928 of 2,176 |
| 78Montgomery County, VA | 33 | 109 | 29.5 | 94 | −1.2% | #1,941 of 2,176 |
| 79Bedford County, VA | 33 | 140 | 42.3 | 67 | +4.4% | #1,950 of 2,176 |
| 80Falls Church city, VA | 33 | 91 | 145.1 | 26 | +3.3% | #1,955 of 2,176 |
| 81Chesapeake city, VA | 32 | 398 | 42.5 | 72 | +2.3% | #1,978 of 2,176 |
| 82Mecklenburg County, VA | 31 | 41 | 30.2 | 83 | +1.5% | #2,001 of 2,176 |
| 83Colonial Heights city, VA | 31 | 39 | 51.8 | 53 | +3.2% | #2,010 of 2,176 |
| 84Roanoke County, VA | 30 | 145 | 36.5 | 79 | +0.2% | #2,028 of 2,176 |
| 85Middlesex County, VA | 30 | 22 | 46.1 | 59 | +2.2% | #2,035 of 2,176 |
| 86Bristol city, VA | 29 | 12 | 16.6 | 144 | −5.2% | #2,040 of 2,176 |
| 87Martinsville city, VA | 29 | 17 | 29.8 | 80 | +2.8% | #2,053 of 2,176 |
| 88Prince Edward County, VA | 28 | 26 | 34.0 | 74 | +2.3% | #2,079 of 2,176 |
| 89Lynchburg city, VA | 28 | 109 | 38.0 | 66 | +3.0% | #2,083 of 2,176 |
| 90Lancaster County, VA | 27 | 20 | 35.1 | 78 | +0.9% | #2,096 of 2,176 |
| 91Salem city, VA | 27 | 40 | 39.0 | 70 | +1.7% | #2,098 of 2,176 |
| 92Newport News city, VA | 25 | 301 | 39.5 | 67 | −1.5% | #2,119 of 2,176 |
| 93Williamsburg city, VA | 25 | 32 | 63.7 | 44 | +2.6% | #2,120 of 2,176 |
| 94Virginia Beach city, VA | 22 | 1,156 | 64.3 | 47 | −1.3% | #2,145 of 2,176 |
| 95Harrisonburg city, VA | 21 | 83 | 47.8 | 54 | −1.7% | #2,154 of 2,176 |
| 96Winchester city, VA | 21 | 153 | 133.1 | 20 | +1.0% | #2,156 of 2,176 |
| 97Charlottesville city, VA | 18 | 95 | 47.9 | 60 | −4.4% | #2,169 of 2,176 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | 983 | +3.6% | |
| Russell County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | 858 | −1.7% | |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | 847 | 0.0% | |
| Lee County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 3.5 | 648 | −2.1% | |
| Scott County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | 1,061 | −1.8% | |
| Greene County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | 606 | +6.6% | |
| Buchanan County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | 836 | −8.7% | |
| Southampton County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | 454 | +0.9% | |
| Buckingham County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | 791 | +1.9% | |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 5.8 | 544 | −3.5% | |
| Giles County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 6.0 | 433 | −1.3% | |
| Brunswick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Alleghany County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | 778 | −4.2% | |
| Dickenson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Poquoson city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | 784 | +6.6% | |
| Charlotte County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | 579 | −1.2% | |
| Greensville County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Sussex County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | 975 | −0.4% | |
| Cumberland County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.5 | 1,042 | +6.9% | |
| Richmond County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 6.3 | 413 | +4.2% | |
| Mathews County, VA | Not scored | 9 | 22.6 | 124 | +0.1% | |
| Franklin city, VA | Not scored | 16 | 46.3 | 54 | +4.1% | |
| Lexington city, VA | Not scored | 12 | 54.9 | 50 | +6.2% | |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Not scored | 8 | 26.8 | 116 | +1.6% | |
| Galax city, VA | Not scored | 7 | 25.3 | 95 | −0.7% | |
| King and Queen County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Charles City County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | 805 | −1.8% | |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Not scored | 6 | 23.5 | 100 | +0.9% | |
| Surry County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 7.1 | 390 | +0.8% | |
| Bland County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 12.6 | 202 | −1.7% | |
| Covington city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 15.5 | 141 | −1.2% | |
| Emporia city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 9.3 | 261 | −4.4% | |
| Craig County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 5.8 | 470 | −1.6% | |
| Bath County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 16.5 | 156 | −2.6% | |
| Norton city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.5% | |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 19.9 | 128 | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Virginia?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11,262 real estate agents and brokers in Virginia. 416 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 4,254 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $56.7B a year, or $16,844 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11,262 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% 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 3,365,732 households in Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Virginia has 33.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Virginia would have about 10,398, against 11,262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 791 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Virginia has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?
Among 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Danville area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 97 scored counties in Virginia, Caroline County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Virginia scores 39 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #37 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Virginia. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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