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Real estate businesses in Isle of Wight County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Isle of Wight County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #461 of 2,229 scored counties
#25 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
28
+33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$257.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,357 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
186
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.3
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,321
+6.7% 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

At $16,357 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Isle of Wight County spend about $257.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 86% 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.

Isle of Wight County has 32 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 20.3 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Isle of Wight County in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 563 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 203 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Isle of Wight County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Isle of Wight County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Isle of Wight County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #461 of 2,229 scored counties and #25 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureIsle of Wight CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.341.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)18695100
Households per official establishment563411414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.3%+16.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,357$16,844$16,661
Median household income$95,241$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 28+33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
203Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$260K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,321+6.7% since 2020
Households
15,756
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$95,241+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,279
Median home value
$356,500
Jobs located here
10,181
Daytime population
32,768Residents 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 Isle of Wight 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
25Isle of Wight County, VA633220.3186+6.7%#461 of 2,229

Other business types in Isle of Wight County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Isle of Wight County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 real estate businesses in Isle of Wight County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 203 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Isle of Wight County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $257.7M a year, or $16,357 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 86% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,756 households in Isle of Wight County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Isle of Wight County has 20.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 186, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Isle of Wight County would have about 60, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 563 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Isle of Wight County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Isle of Wight County at 41,321 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,756 households. Median household income in Isle of Wight County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. Isle of Wight County scores 63 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #461 of 2,229 scored counties.

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