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Real estate businesses in Pittsylvania County, VA
How Pittsylvania 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #321 of 2,229 scored counties
#20 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $333.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,317 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 641
- 6.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 88% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,490
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pittsylvania County spend about $333.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,317 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 6.4 times 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 12 real estate businesses on map listings in Pittsylvania County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 88% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Pittsylvania County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 1,925 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 119 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pittsylvania County.
Population estimates show Pittsylvania County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Pittsylvania County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #321 of 2,229 scored counties and #20 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pittsylvania 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 | Pittsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 641 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,925 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,317 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,085 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $591K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 119Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,490−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,020
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,420
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,541
- Daytime population
- 46,960Residents 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 Pittsylvania 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 |
| 20Pittsylvania County, VA | 66 | 12 | 4.8 | 641 | −1.5% | #321 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 real estate businesses in Pittsylvania County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 119 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pittsylvania County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $333.2M a year, or $13,317 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 6.4 times 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 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pittsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Pittsylvania County has 4.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 88% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 641, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 77, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,925 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County scores 66 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #321 of 2,229 scored counties.
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