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Real estate businesses in James City County, VA
How James City County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,758 of 2,229 scored counties
#68 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 230
- 15 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $563.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,609 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.9
- 87% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,326
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in James City County is 38 (lower middle), #1,758 of 2,229 scored counties and #68 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $17,609 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in James City County spend about $563.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 43% below 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.
There are 230 real estate businesses on map listings in James City County as of September 2026. 15 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 71.9 for every 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in James City County in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 376 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $290K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in James City County. Population estimates put the population change in James City County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How James City 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.
| Measure | James City County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.9 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 376 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,609 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $109,985 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 85+26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 451Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $290K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in James City 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 James City County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,326+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 31,990
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 569
- Median household income
- $109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,336
- Median home value
- $447,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,780
- Daytime population
- 77,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with James City County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caroline County, VA | 85 | 16 | 13.3 | 275 | +11.3% | #9 of 2,229 |
| 2Prince George County, VA | 79 | 9 | 7.0 | 523 | +2.0% | #34 of 2,229 |
| 3King William County, VA | 79 | 6 | 8.2 | 444 | +9.5% | #37 of 2,229 |
| 4Rockingham County, VA | 78 | 26 | 8.0 | 448 | +6.6% | #47 of 2,229 |
| 5Frederick County, VA | 78 | 36 | 10.2 | 384 | +8.8% | #50 of 2,229 |
| 6Greene County, VA | 77 | 6 | 7.5 | 508 | +6.6% | #63 of 2,229 |
| 7Fluvanna County, VA | 76 | 12 | 11.6 | 328 | +6.2% | #83 of 2,229 |
| 8Madison County, VA | 73 | 7 | 12.8 | 284 | +2.7% | #142 of 2,229 |
| 9Southampton County, VA | 71 | 5 | 7.3 | 457 | +0.9% | #173 of 2,229 |
| 10Amherst County, VA | 71 | 14 | 11.0 | 300 | +2.1% | #185 of 2,229 |
| 68James City County, VA | 38 | 230 | 71.9 | 57 | +6.2% | #1,758 of 2,229 |
Other business types in James City 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 James City County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 230 real estate businesses in James City County. 15 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. Another 451 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in James City County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $563.3M a year, or $17,609 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 230 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.
How does James City County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
James City County has 71.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, James City County would have about 130, against 230 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 376 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is James City County, VA growing?
Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,758 of 2,229 scored counties.
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