Commercial Real Estate Market in Laurens, SC
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26 active listings and 590 off-market properties in Laurens, SC.
Market Trends
Laurens, SC spans 150.3 square miles in Laurens County, South Carolina. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Laurens, SC runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Laurens, SC runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Laurens, SC runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Laurens, SC runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 46%
- Commercial 25%
- Civic 9.8%
- Industrial 9.2%
- Agricultural 5%
- Mixed use 4.7%
- Planned_development 0.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Laurens, SC zones 6,644 acres across 13 districts. Commercial zoning covers 25% of zoned land, residential 46% and industrial 9.2%. The largest single district is Limited Commercial District at 19.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 34.2% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Laurens, SC has 21,242 residents in 9,521 households. Density runs 141 people per square mile. Median household income here is $55,846 and median gross rent $808 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 17 active for-sale and 9 active for-lease listings in Laurens, SC. The sale median is based on 3 of the for-sale listings that state a price per square foot; too few for-lease listings state a rent per square foot for a rent median. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 6,644 zoned acres across 13 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
