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Real estate businesses in Martinsville city, VA
How Martinsville city, 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,150 of 2,229 scored counties
#90 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $74.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,977 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 81
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.8
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,849
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Martinsville city is 27 (lower middle), #2,150 of 2,229 scored counties and #90 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 real estate businesses in Martinsville city. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.8, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Martinsville city spend about $74.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,977 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Martinsville city was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Martinsville city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Martinsville city 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 | Martinsville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.8 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 81 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 571 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,977 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $46,727 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Martinsville city, 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 Martinsville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,849+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,711
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 11 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,247
- Median household income
- $46,727+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,985
- Median home value
- $98,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,670
- Daytime population
- 16,559Residents 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 Martinsville city 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 |
| 90Martinsville city, VA | 27 | 21 | 36.8 | 81 | +2.8% | #2,150 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Martinsville city
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 Martinsville city, VA?
Martinsville city has 21 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Martinsville city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $74.1M a year, or $12,977 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,711 households in Martinsville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Martinsville city, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Martinsville city has 36.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Martinsville city would have about 17, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Martinsville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Martinsville city at 13,849 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,711 households. The median household income in Martinsville city is $46,727 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Martinsville city scores 27 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,150 of 2,229 scored counties.
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