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Real estate agents and brokers in Williamsburg city, VA

How Williamsburg city, 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,120 of 2,176 scored counties
#93 of 97 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
32
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
28
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$76.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,208 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
44
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
63.7
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,861
+2.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Williamsburg city is 25 (lower middle), #2,120 of 2,176 scored counties and #93 of 97 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 real estate agents and brokers in Williamsburg city. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 63.7 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Williamsburg city spend about $76.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,208 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 56% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Williamsburg city classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 179 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Williamsburg city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Williamsburg city 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 Williamsburg city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamsburg cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households63.733.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4492100
Households per official establishment179791788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,208$16,844$16,661
Median household income$75,604$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score2539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 28
Employees, 2023
154
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Williamsburg city, 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 Williamsburg city

Population, 2025 estimate
15,861+2.6% since 2020
Households
5,020
Median age
33.9
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
9 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,768
Median household income
$75,604+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,449
Median home value
$428,100
Jobs located here
12,295
Daytime population
23,102Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Williamsburg city marked.

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
93Williamsburg city, VA253263.744+2.6%#2,120 of 2,176

Other business types in Williamsburg city

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Williamsburg city, VA?

There are 32 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Williamsburg city as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Williamsburg city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $76.3M a year, or $15,208 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 56% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,020 households in Williamsburg city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamsburg city has 63.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 44, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Williamsburg city would have about 14, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 179 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Williamsburg city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Williamsburg city at 15,861 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,020 households. The median household income in Williamsburg city is $75,604 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Williamsburg city scores 25 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,120 of 2,176 scored counties.

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