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Real estate businesses in Loudoun County, VA
How Loudoun 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,317 of 2,229 scored counties
#57 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 741
- 49 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 409
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $21,960 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 98
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.8
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 449,749
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Loudoun County comes to about $3.1B a year: $21,960 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2% 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 741 real estate businesses on map listings in Loudoun County as of September 2026. Of those, 49 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 51.8 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Loudoun County was 409 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 350 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 2,888 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Loudoun County.
Population estimates show Loudoun County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Loudoun County is 46 (lower middle), #1,317 of 2,229 scored counties and #57 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Loudoun 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 | Loudoun County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.8 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 98 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 350 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $21,960 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $181,765 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 372 → 409+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,391
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $126.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,888Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74149 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 725The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 449,749+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,032
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 840
- Median household income
- $181,765+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $214,797
- Median home value
- $743,800
- Jobs located here
- 195,681
- Daytime population
- 393,488Residents 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 Loudoun 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 |
| 57Loudoun County, VA | 46 | 741 | 51.8 | 98 | +6.4% | #1,317 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 741 real estate businesses in Loudoun County. 49 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 409 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts list 2,888 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Loudoun County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.1B a year, or $21,960 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 741 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2% 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 143,032 households in Loudoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Loudoun County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Loudoun County has 51.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 98, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Loudoun County would have about 725, against 741 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 350 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Loudoun County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Loudoun County at 449,749 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,032 households. Median household income in Loudoun County is $181,765, 2.3 times the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Loudoun County scores 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,317 of 2,229 scored counties.
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