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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #240 of 373 scored metro areas
#13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
196
34 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
103
+37.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,869 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
81
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
948,158
+13.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 196 mortgage brokers and lenders in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 17%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $15,869 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area spend about $6.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 19% 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.

Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area in 2023, up 37.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,776 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area grew 13.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area is 43 (lower middle), #240 of 373 scored metro areas and #13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area compares

The same measures for Florida 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureNorth Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.34.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8174100
Households per official establishment3,7763,5104,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+37.3%+22.5%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,869$15,326$16,661
Median household income$80,859$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
103+37.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
348
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
19634 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
158The 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 the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area, 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 the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
948,158+13.2% since 2020
Households
388,951
Median age
51.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,299 sq. mi.
People per square mile
685
Median household income
$80,859+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,963
Median home value
$402,200
Jobs located here
340,041
Daytime population
874,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Florida

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Florida, with the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL8591.3302+21.1%#2 of 373
2Homosassa Springs, FL72111.5228+11.1%#23 of 373
3Sebring, FL7151.1321+9.7%#27 of 373
4Tallahassee, FL64382.4154+3.1%#65 of 373
5Ocala, FL63452.7130+17.3%#75 of 373
6Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL63893.1120+19.8%#77 of 373
7Gainesville, FL60422.9125+5.4%#100 of 373
8Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL57653.2121+6.5%#124 of 373
9Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL55343.999+15.7%#148 of 373
10Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL521054.198+9.1%#168 of 373
13North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL431965.081+13.2%#240 of 373

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Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area?

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area has 196 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 37.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $6.2B a year, or $15,869 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 196 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% 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 388,951 households in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area has 5.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area would have about 158, against 196 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,776 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area at 948,158 people in 2025, up 13.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 388,951 households. The median household income in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area is $80,859 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.0% 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. The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area scores 43 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #240 of 373 scored metro areas.

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