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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Jefferson County, MO

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Jefferson County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #662 of 887 scored counties
#13 of 26 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
40
8 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,298 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
81
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,132
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 mortgage brokers and lenders in Jefferson County. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Jefferson County spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,298 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Jefferson County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 5,887 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #662 of 887 scored counties and #13 of 26 scored counties in Missouri.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Jefferson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8189100
Households per official establishment5,8876,4654,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,298$13,809$16,661
Median household income$82,851$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3830

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 15
Employees, 2023
126
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
408 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
233,132+2.7% since 2020
Households
88,309
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
656 sq. mi.
People per square mile
350
Median household income
$82,851+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,813
Median home value
$237,200
Jobs located here
48,697
Daytime population
165,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, MO73102.3164+7.1%#84 of 887
2Lincoln County, MO5973.1120+11.4%#267 of 887
3Platte County, MO57184.198+6.7%#307 of 887
4St. Louis city, MO56120.8397−7.4%#309 of 887
5Johnson County, MO5352.4143+4.9%#375 of 887
6Franklin County, MO53133.0117+3.1%#383 of 887
7Newton County, MO5162.7126+6.1%#421 of 887
8Buchanan County, MO4692.7123−1.1%#505 of 887
9St. Charles County, MO46805.083+4.9%#515 of 887
10Boone County, MO41263.4106+4.2%#603 of 887
13Jefferson County, MO38404.581+2.7%#662 of 887

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Jefferson County, MO?

There are 40 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Jefferson County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.3B a year, or $14,298 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 40 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 88,309 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, MO compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Jefferson County has 4.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 5% 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, Jefferson County would have about 32, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,887 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 233,132 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,309 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $82,851 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Jefferson County scores 38 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #662 of 887 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for mortgage brokers and lenders · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

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