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Real estate businesses in Amelia County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #652 of 2,229 scored counties
#32 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$77.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,348 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
224
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.8
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,632
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 real estate businesses in Amelia County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 62% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Amelia County spend about $77.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,348 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Amelia County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 602 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Amelia County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Amelia County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #652 of 2,229 scored counties and #32 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.

How Amelia 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 in Amelia County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureAmelia CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.841.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)22495100
Households per official establishment602411414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,348$16,844$16,661
Median household income$76,717$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5840

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$220K
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Amelia 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 Amelia County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,632+2.7% since 2020
Households
5,417
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
358 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$76,717+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,454
Median home value
$282,400
Jobs located here
2,451
Daytime population
9,593Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Amelia County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Caroline County, VA851613.3275+11.3%#9 of 2,229
2Prince George County, VA7997.0523+2.0%#34 of 2,229
3King William County, VA7968.2444+9.5%#37 of 2,229
4Rockingham County, VA78268.0448+6.6%#47 of 2,229
5Frederick County, VA783610.2384+8.8%#50 of 2,229
6Greene County, VA7767.5508+6.6%#63 of 2,229
7Fluvanna County, VA761211.6328+6.2%#83 of 2,229
8Madison County, VA73712.8284+2.7%#142 of 2,229
9Southampton County, VA7157.3457+0.9%#173 of 2,229
10Amherst County, VA711411.0300+2.1%#185 of 2,229
32Amelia County, VA58814.8224+2.7%#652 of 2,229

Other business types in Amelia County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Amelia County, VA?

There are 8 real estate businesses on map listings in Amelia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $77.7M a year, or $14,348 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,417 households in Amelia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Amelia County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Amelia County has 14.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 224, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Amelia County would have about 18, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 602 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Amelia County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Amelia County at 13,632 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,417 households. The median household income in Amelia County is $76,717 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Amelia County scores 58 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #652 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Amelia County

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