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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #663 of 887 scored counties
#13 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 245
- 38 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,441 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 79
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Montgomery County comes to about $7.6B a year: $19,441 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 21% 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.
There are 245 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 38 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 113 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,444 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #663 of 887 scored counties and #13 of 19 scored counties in Maryland.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 79 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,444 | 4,242 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | +5.9% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,441 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 105 → 113+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,985
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $360.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 194The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prince George’s County, MD | 74 | 61 | 1.8 | 251 | +0.5% | #72 of 887 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 73 | 11 | 2.6 | 182 | +2.4% | #80 of 887 |
| 3Washington County, MD | 68 | 12 | 2.0 | 196 | +2.0% | #132 of 887 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 67 | 10 | 2.5 | 169 | +3.2% | #146 of 887 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 64 | 28 | 4.6 | 103 | +5.9% | #196 of 887 |
| 6Baltimore city, MD | 55 | 47 | 1.8 | 201 | −2.3% | #325 of 887 |
| 7Wicomico County, MD | 55 | 13 | 3.2 | 121 | +3.2% | #333 of 887 |
| 8Carroll County, MD | 54 | 22 | 3.4 | 137 | +2.2% | #346 of 887 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 49 | 40 | 3.9 | 116 | +2.0% | #457 of 887 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 49 | 66 | 6.3 | 76 | +11.0% | #467 of 887 |
| 13Montgomery County, MD | 38 | 245 | 6.3 | 79 | +1.3% | #663 of 887 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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
- Real estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders38
- Home inspectors69
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Montgomery County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 245 mortgage brokers and lenders in Montgomery County. 38 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.6B a year, or $19,441 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 245 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 21% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Montgomery County has 6.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 79, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 194, against 245 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,444 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 38 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #663 of 887 scored counties.
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