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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Dakota County, MN
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Dakota County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #584 of 887 scored counties
#11 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 80
- 17 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,203 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 91
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 80 mortgage brokers and lenders in Dakota County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in Dakota County spend about $2.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,203 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 9% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Dakota County was 47 in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,710 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Dakota County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dakota County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #584 of 887 scored counties and #11 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Dakota County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 91 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,710 | 4,607 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +31.2% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,203 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 47+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8017 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carver County, MN | 80 | 5 | 1.2 | 371 | +6.6% | #30 of 887 |
| 2Wright County, MN | 70 | 14 | 2.6 | 158 | +11.1% | #121 of 887 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 68 | 12 | 2.2 | 203 | +5.1% | #131 of 887 |
| 4Chisago County, MN | 68 | 5 | 2.3 | 169 | +4.3% | #135 of 887 |
| 5Sherburne County, MN | 65 | 10 | 2.8 | 145 | +6.8% | #168 of 887 |
| 6Isanti County, MN | 55 | 5 | 3.1 | 121 | +7.3% | #334 of 887 |
| 7St. Louis County, MN | 53 | 23 | 2.6 | 132 | +0.2% | #378 of 887 |
| 8Rice County, MN | 53 | 7 | 3.0 | 124 | +4.2% | #381 of 887 |
| 9Kandiyohi County, MN | 47 | 5 | 2.8 | 126 | +2.3% | #489 of 887 |
| 10Anoka County, MN | 44 | 56 | 4.1 | 99 | +4.7% | #545 of 887 |
| 11Dakota County, MN | 42 | 80 | 4.6 | 91 | +3.9% | #584 of 887 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors59
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Dakota County, MN?
Dakota County has 80 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.8B a year, or $16,203 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 80 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Dakota County has 4.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 91, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Dakota County would have about 72, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,710 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 42 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #584 of 887 scored counties.
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