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Real estate businesses in Berkeley County, SC
The real estate businesses in Berkeley County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,245 of 2,229 scored counties
#25 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 305
- 27 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 225
- +64.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,556 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 110
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 274,666
- +18.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 305 real estate businesses in Berkeley County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 32.5 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $15,556 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Berkeley County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 10% 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 businesses take in.
Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Berkeley County in 2023, up 64.2% from 2019. That is one for every 416 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,255 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $293K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Berkeley County.
Population estimates put the population change in Berkeley County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Berkeley County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,245 of 2,229 scored counties and #25 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Berkeley 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 | Berkeley County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.5 | 42.7 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 110 | 80 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 416 | 363 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +64.2% | +26.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,556 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $84,358 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 137 → 225+64.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 523
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,255Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30527 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 337The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $293K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 274,666+18.7% since 2020
- Households
- 93,711
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,104 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $84,358+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,881
- Median home value
- $310,300
- Jobs located here
- 71,652
- Daytime population
- 211,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saluda County, SC | 77 | 6 | 7.8 | 396 | +4.1% | #65 of 2,229 |
| 2Abbeville County, SC | 77 | 8 | 8.2 | 388 | +2.3% | #67 of 2,229 |
| 3Edgefield County, SC | 77 | 15 | 15.4 | 215 | +16.1% | #73 of 2,229 |
| 4Laurens County, SC | 76 | 30 | 11.1 | 278 | +6.2% | #88 of 2,229 |
| 5Newberry County, SC | 72 | 14 | 9.1 | 345 | +4.8% | #156 of 2,229 |
| 6Chester County, SC | 69 | 14 | 10.6 | 283 | +2.2% | #227 of 2,229 |
| 7Jasper County, SC | 69 | 18 | 13.7 | 239 | +32.2% | #234 of 2,229 |
| 8Kershaw County, SC | 69 | 46 | 17.1 | 195 | +11.6% | #242 of 2,229 |
| 9Chesterfield County, SC | 66 | 24 | 13.7 | 218 | +3.4% | #343 of 2,229 |
| 10Cherokee County, SC | 65 | 26 | 11.8 | 255 | +3.7% | #369 of 2,229 |
| 25Berkeley County, SC | 47 | 305 | 32.5 | 110 | +18.7% | #1,245 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Berkeley 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Berkeley County, SC?
There are 305 real estate businesses on map listings in Berkeley County as of September 2026. 27 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 64.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,255 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berkeley County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $15,556 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 305 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 10% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,711 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Berkeley County has 32.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 110, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 337, against 305 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 416 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 64.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 274,666 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,711 households. The median household income in Berkeley County is $84,358 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Berkeley County scores 47 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,245 of 2,229 scored counties.
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