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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Grand Traverse County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #739 of 887 scored counties
#20 of 24 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
22
5 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$581.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,433 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
68
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,729
+1.4% 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, Grand Traverse County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #739 of 887 scored counties and #20 of 24 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Grand Traverse County comes to about $581.5M a year: $14,433 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. 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.

There are 22 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Grand Traverse County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Grand Traverse County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,715 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Grand Traverse County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Grand Traverse County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Grand Traverse County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Traverse CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.53.44.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)68107100
Households per official establishment6,7156,2814,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,433$13,996$16,661
Median household income$81,647$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
225 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County

Population, 2025 estimate
96,729+1.4% since 2020
Households
40,287
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
207
Median household income
$81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,300
Median home value
$339,400
Jobs located here
46,591
Daytime population
102,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Monroe County, MI6761.0381+0.7%#142 of 887
2Jackson County, MI62101.6215−0.4%#213 of 887
3Calhoun County, MI5961.1299−0.6%#259 of 887
4St. Clair County, MI58152.2158+0.1%#274 of 887
5Bay County, MI5392.0166−1.6%#371 of 887
6Kalamazoo County, MI53292.7133+0.8%#377 of 887
7Ingham County, MI53342.9118+1.7%#382 of 887
8Berrien County, MI51162.5138−1.3%#414 of 887
9Eaton County, MI50102.2164+0.4%#434 of 887
10Ottawa County, MI49494.488+3.9%#464 of 887
20Grand Traverse County, MI33225.568+1.4%#739 of 887

Other business types in Grand Traverse County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Grand Traverse County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 mortgage brokers and lenders in Grand Traverse County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $581.5M a year, or $14,433 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Grand Traverse County has 5.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 28% 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 U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,715 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 33 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #739 of 887 scored counties.

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