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Real estate businesses in Summers County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Summers County, WV, 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
$57.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,221 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
440
4.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
83% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,532
−3.3% 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

Households in Summers County spend about $57.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,221 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.4 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 3 real estate businesses on map listings in Summers County as of September 2026. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 83% 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 Summers County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Summers County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 real estate businesses on map listings, Summers County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Summers County compares

The same measures for West 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 Summers County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSummers CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.416.638.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)440193100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,183414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,221$13,873$16,661
Median household income$40,699$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

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
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Summers 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 Summers County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,532−3.3% since 2020
Households
4,680
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$40,699+6.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,559
Median home value
$140,100
Jobs located here
1,800
Daytime population
10,079Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Morgan County, WV731317.7187+5.5%#149 of 2,229
2Hampshire County, WV691315.0214+4.4%#238 of 2,229
3Preston County, WV6697.0454−0.6%#323 of 2,229
4Mason County, WV6476.9441−2.7%#388 of 2,229
5Mineral County, WV641311.7280−0.4%#394 of 2,229
6Jackson County, WV641513.0241−1.0%#402 of 2,229
7Marion County, WV613515.0219−1.2%#536 of 2,229
8Mercer County, WV583012.4247−3.4%#648 of 2,229
9Lewis County, WV5768.6370−3.7%#693 of 2,229
10Hancock County, WV572116.4195−4.5%#713 of 2,229
Summers County, WVNot scored36.4440−3.3%

Other business types in Summers County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Summers County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 real estate businesses in Summers 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 Summers County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Summers County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $57.2M a year, or $12,221 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.4 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 4,680 households in Summers County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Summers County, WV compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Summers County has 6.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 440, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Summers County would have about 13, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Summers County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Summers County at 11,532 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,680 households. Median household income in Summers County is $40,699, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.6%, 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. Summers County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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