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Real estate businesses in Russell County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Russell County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$140.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,146 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
1,079
10.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
93% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,332
−1.7% 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

At $13,146 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Russell County spend about $140.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 10.8 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.

Russell County has 3 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 93% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Russell County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Russell County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 real estate businesses on map listings, Russell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Russell 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 Russell County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRussell CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.841.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)1,07995100
Households per official establishmentn/a411414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,146$16,844$16,661
Median household income$50,012$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
41Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Russell 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 Russell County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,332−1.7% since 2020
Households
10,669
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$50,012+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,488
Median home value
$120,600
Jobs located here
6,677
Daytime population
22,613Residents 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 Russell 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
Russell County, VANot scored32.81,079−1.7%

Other business types in Russell County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 real estate businesses in Russell County. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Russell County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $140.3M a year, or $13,146 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 10.8 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 10,669 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Russell County has 2.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 93% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 1,079, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Russell County would have about 32, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Russell County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Russell County at 25,332 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,669 households. Median household income in Russell County is $50,012, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Russell County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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