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Real estate businesses in Middlesex County, VA
The real estate businesses in Middlesex County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,987 of 2,229 scored counties
#77 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,892 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 75
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.1
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,841
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Middlesex County is 33 (lower middle), #1,987 of 2,229 scored counties and #77 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 real estate businesses in Middlesex County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.1, 20% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $14,892 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Middlesex County spend about $71.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 25% 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Middlesex County in 2023. That is one for every 530 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.1 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 75 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 530 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,892 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $75,060 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $730K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,841+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,772
- Median age
- 53.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 130 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $75,060+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,353
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,164
- Daytime population
- 8,640Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 77Middlesex County, VA | 33 | 22 | 46.1 | 75 | +2.2% | #1,987 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, VA?
There are 22 real estate businesses on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) 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 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Middlesex County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $71.1M a year, or $14,892 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 25% 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 4,772 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Middlesex County has 46.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 75, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 16, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 530 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 10,841 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,772 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $75,060 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Middlesex County scores 33 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,987 of 2,229 scored counties.
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