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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Morris County, NJ
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Morris County, NJ, 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 #592 of 887 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 144
- 29 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $22,954 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 79
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 524,251
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Morris County spend about $4.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $22,954 per household, 38% 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 144 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Morris County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Morris County was 79 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,446 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Morris County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Morris County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #592 of 887 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Morris County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Morris County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 79 | 132 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,446 | 5,212 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +8.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $22,954 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $137,326 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 790.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 992
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $96.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14429 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The 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 Morris 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 Morris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 524,251+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 193,245
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,116
- Median household income
- $137,326+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $186,467
- Median home value
- $582,500
- Jobs located here
- 316,491
- Daytime population
- 565,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hunterdon County, NJ | 86 | 12 | 2.4 | 251 | +2.3% | #6 of 887 |
| 2Hudson County, NJ | 83 | 48 | 1.6 | 317 | +1.8% | #14 of 887 |
| 3Essex County, NJ | 81 | 69 | 2.2 | 226 | +4.2% | #27 of 887 |
| 4Sussex County, NJ | 79 | 15 | 2.6 | 208 | +2.9% | #38 of 887 |
| 5Passaic County, NJ | 74 | 42 | 2.3 | 208 | +1.6% | #74 of 887 |
| 6Warren County, NJ | 73 | 15 | 3.3 | 151 | +3.2% | #87 of 887 |
| 7Union County, NJ | 73 | 75 | 3.7 | 144 | +5.0% | #88 of 887 |
| 8Cumberland County, NJ | 72 | 14 | 2.6 | 166 | +2.2% | #97 of 887 |
| 9Middlesex County, NJ | 71 | 101 | 3.3 | 163 | +2.6% | #106 of 887 |
| 10Ocean County, NJ | 71 | 75 | 3.1 | 159 | +5.6% | #109 of 887 |
| 20Morris County, NJ | 42 | 144 | 7.5 | 79 | +3.2% | #592 of 887 |
Other business types in Morris 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 estate47
- Real estate agents and brokers51
- Property management73
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors81
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Morris County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 144 mortgage brokers and lenders in Morris County. 29 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Morris County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.4B a year, or $22,954 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 144 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 193,245 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morris County, NJ compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Morris County has 7.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 74% 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, Morris County would have about 114, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,446 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Morris County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Morris County at 524,251 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 193,245 households. Median household income in Morris County is $137,326, 70% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Morris County scores 42 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #592 of 887 scored counties.
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