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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Jackson, MI metro area
The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Jackson, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #86 of 373 scored metro areas
#2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $840.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,442 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 215
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 159,552
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Jackson metro area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in the Jackson metro area spend about $840.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,442 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Jackson metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 20,847 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Jackson metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Jackson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #86 of 373 scored metro areas and #2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Jackson metro area 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.
| Measure | Jackson metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 215 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 20,847 | 6,281 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,442 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,073 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $897K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 159,552−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 62,540
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $66,073+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,666
- Median home value
- $193,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,579
- Daytime population
- 159,707Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 65 | 6 | 1.0 | 381 | +0.7% | #56 of 373 |
| 2Jackson, MI | 61 | 10 | 1.6 | 215 | −0.4% | #86 of 373 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 61 | 21 | 1.6 | 213 | +0.1% | #87 of 373 |
| 3Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 60 | 48 | 2.5 | 143 | +1.4% | #97 of 373 |
| 4Battle Creek, MI | 56 | 6 | 1.1 | 299 | −0.6% | #130 of 373 |
| 5Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 51 | 29 | 2.7 | 133 | +0.8% | #172 of 373 |
| 6Traverse City, MI | 51 | 23 | 3.5 | 105 | +2.2% | #176 of 373 |
| 7Bay City, MI | 50 | 9 | 2.0 | 166 | −1.6% | #180 of 373 |
| 8Niles, MI | 48 | 16 | 2.5 | 138 | −1.3% | #197 of 373 |
| 9Flint, MI | 44 | 37 | 2.2 | 152 | −1.1% | #225 of 373 |
Other business types in the Jackson metro area
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 estate48
- Real estate agents and brokers44
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders61
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Jackson, MI metro area?
There are 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Jackson metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in the Jackson, MI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $840.7M a year, or $13,442 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 62,540 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jackson, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Jackson metro area has 1.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 215, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 22, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,847 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Jackson, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 159,552 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 62,540 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $66,073 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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 Jackson metro area scores 61 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #86 of 373 scored metro areas.
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