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Real estate agents and brokers in Gloucester County, VA

How Gloucester County, VA 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #943 of 2,176 scored counties
#36 of 97 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
31
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$241.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,833 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
143
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.3
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,097
+3.6% 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

At $15,833 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Gloucester County spend about $241.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 43% 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.

Gloucester County has 31 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 20.3 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Gloucester County in 2023. That is one for every 898 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Gloucester County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Gloucester County is 52 (upper middle), #943 of 2,176 scored counties and #36 of 97 scored counties in Virginia.

How Gloucester County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Gloucester County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGloucester CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.333.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14392100
Households per official establishment898791788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,833$16,844$16,661
Median household income$84,306$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 17
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,097+3.6% since 2020
Households
15,274
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
218 sq. mi.
People per square mile
181
Median household income
$84,306+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,513
Median home value
$331,000
Jobs located here
9,415
Daytime population
32,479Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Caroline County, VA881210.0291+11.3%#3 of 2,176
2King William County, VA8656.8423+9.5%#4 of 2,176
3Frederick County, VA79195.4578+8.8%#30 of 2,176
4Rockingham County, VA79185.5514+6.6%#32 of 2,176
5Prince George County, VA7986.2468+2.0%#33 of 2,176
6New Kent County, VA741516.2203+21.2%#112 of 2,176
7Culpeper County, VA704121.7142+9.3%#225 of 2,176
8Pulaski County, VA69117.6338−0.6%#234 of 2,176
9Fluvanna County, VA691110.6284+6.2%#238 of 2,176
10Amherst County, VA69129.5278+2.1%#240 of 2,176
36Gloucester County, VA523120.3143+3.6%#943 of 2,176

Other business types in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 real estate agents and brokers in Gloucester County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Gloucester County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $241.8M a year, or $15,833 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 31 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% 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 15,274 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gloucester County has 20.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 143, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 44, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 898 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Gloucester County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Gloucester County at 40,097 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,274 households. Median household income in Gloucester County is $84,306, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Gloucester County scores 52 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #943 of 2,176 scored counties.

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