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Real estate businesses in Washington County, VA
The real estate businesses in Washington County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #607 of 2,229 scored counties
#30 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $313.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,183 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 226
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,898
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 real estate businesses in Washington County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Washington County spend about $313.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,183 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.3 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Washington County was 22 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,005 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 187 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Washington County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #607 of 2,229 scored counties and #30 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 226 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,005 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,183 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $64,552 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 187Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 321 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,8980.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,112
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $64,552+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,626
- Median home value
- $214,000
- Jobs located here
- 20,447
- Daytime population
- 52,685Residents 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 |
| 30Washington County, VA | 59 | 32 | 14.5 | 226 | 0.0% | #607 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, VA?
There are 32 real estate businesses on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $313.6M a year, or $14,183 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.3 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,112 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Washington County has 14.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 226, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 72, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,005 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 53,898 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,112 households. The median household income in Washington County is $64,552 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Washington County scores 59 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #607 of 2,229 scored counties.
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