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Real estate businesses in Rockingham County, VA

The real estate businesses in Rockingham County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #47 of 2,229 scored counties
#4 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
26
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
38
+35.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$504.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,427 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
448
4.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
79% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
89,316
+6.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Rockingham County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #47 of 2,229 scored counties and #4 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Rockingham County comes to about $504.2M a year: $15,427 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.5 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 26 real estate businesses on map listings in Rockingham County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 79% below 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 Rockingham County was 38 in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019. That is one for every 860 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rockingham County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Rockingham 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.

Real estate in Rockingham County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRockingham CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.041.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)44895100
Households per official establishment860411414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.7%+16.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,427$16,844$16,661
Median household income$80,693$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7840

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 38+35.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
474
Annual payroll, 2023
$27M
One-person businesses, 2023
304Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
262 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
116The 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
89,316+6.6% since 2020
Households
32,686
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$80,693+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,531
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
32,108
Daytime population
73,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Rockingham County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Caroline County, VA851613.3275+11.3%#9 of 2,229
2Prince George County, VA7997.0523+2.0%#34 of 2,229
3King William County, VA7968.2444+9.5%#37 of 2,229
4Rockingham County, VA78268.0448+6.6%#47 of 2,229
5Frederick County, VA783610.2384+8.8%#50 of 2,229
6Greene County, VA7767.5508+6.6%#63 of 2,229
7Fluvanna County, VA761211.6328+6.2%#83 of 2,229
8Madison County, VA73712.8284+2.7%#142 of 2,229
9Southampton County, VA7157.3457+0.9%#173 of 2,229
10Amherst County, VA711411.0300+2.1%#185 of 2,229

Other business types in Rockingham County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Rockingham County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 real estate businesses in Rockingham County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019. Official counts list 304 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rockingham County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $504.2M a year, or $15,427 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.5 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 32,686 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rockingham County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Rockingham County has 8.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 448, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 116, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 860 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Rockingham County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Rockingham County at 89,316 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,686 households. Median household income in Rockingham County is $80,693, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Rockingham County scores 78 for real estate businesses (high), #47 of 2,229 scored counties.

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