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Real estate businesses in Bamberg County, SC

The real estate businesses in Bamberg County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$56.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,215 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
437
4.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
83% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,796
−3.5% 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 $12,215 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Bamberg County spend about $56.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 4.4 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

Bamberg County has 3 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 83% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bamberg County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Bamberg County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 real estate businesses on map listings, Bamberg County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bamberg 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.

Real estate in Bamberg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBamberg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.542.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)43780100
Households per official establishmentn/a363414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,215$14,791$16,661
Median household income$44,370$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bamberg 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 Bamberg County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,796−3.5% since 2020
Households
4,644
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$44,370+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$57,606
Median home value
$97,800
Jobs located here
3,526
Daytime population
10,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Bamberg County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Saluda County, SC7767.8396+4.1%#65 of 2,229
2Abbeville County, SC7788.2388+2.3%#67 of 2,229
3Edgefield County, SC771515.4215+16.1%#73 of 2,229
4Laurens County, SC763011.1278+6.2%#88 of 2,229
5Newberry County, SC72149.1345+4.8%#156 of 2,229
6Chester County, SC691410.6283+2.2%#227 of 2,229
7Jasper County, SC691813.7239+32.2%#234 of 2,229
8Kershaw County, SC694617.1195+11.6%#242 of 2,229
9Chesterfield County, SC662413.7218+3.4%#343 of 2,229
10Cherokee County, SC652611.8255+3.7%#369 of 2,229
Bamberg County, SCNot scored36.5437−3.5%

Other business types in Bamberg County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Bamberg County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 real estate businesses in Bamberg County. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bamberg County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bamberg County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $56.7M a year, or $12,215 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.4 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,644 households in Bamberg County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bamberg County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Bamberg County has 6.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 437, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Bamberg County would have about 13, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Bamberg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Bamberg County at 12,796 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,644 households. Median household income in Bamberg County is $44,370, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Bamberg County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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