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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Summit County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Summit County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #752 of 887 scored counties
#18 of 22 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$265.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $21,171 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
68
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
86% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,517
+0.9% 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

For mortgage brokers and lenders, Summit County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #752 of 887 scored counties and #18 of 22 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 mortgage brokers and lenders in Summit County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $21,171 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Summit County spend about $265.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 32% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Summit County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 1,394 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Summit County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Summit County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Summit County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureSummit CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.07.64.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6865100
Households per official establishment1,3942,5124,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$21,171$19,501$16,661
Median household income$109,773$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3234

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 9
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$924K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Summit 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 Summit County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,517+0.9% since 2020
Households
12,545
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$109,773+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$147,734
Median home value
$939,900
Jobs located here
24,362
Daytime population
36,471Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Summit County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Weld County, CO76473.8129+14.2%#63 of 887
2Adams County, CO72633.3147+6.6%#99 of 887
3Montrose County, CO5484.498+4.1%#365 of 887
4Pueblo County, CO53263.8111+0.6%#386 of 887
5Fremont County, CO5073.9106+2.4%#444 of 887
6Broomfield County, CO47257.971+6.3%#500 of 887
7Teller County, CO4654.21110.0%#509 of 887
8Chaffee County, CO4688.157+6.9%#523 of 887
9Pitkin County, CO4455.496−4.2%#546 of 887
10Garfield County, CO42125.194+2.7%#581 of 887
18Summit County, CO32108.068+0.9%#752 of 887

Other business types in Summit County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Summit County, CO?

Summit County has 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Summit County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $265.6M a year, or $21,171 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,545 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Summit County, CO compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Summit County has 8.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 68, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Summit County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,394 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Summit County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Summit County at 31,517 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,545 households. The median household income in Summit County is $109,773 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Summit County scores 32 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #752 of 887 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for mortgage brokers and lenders · All 56 business types in Summit County

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