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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Sussex County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Sussex County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #38 of 887 scored counties
#4 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $21,039 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 208
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,063
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For mortgage brokers and lenders, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #38 of 887 scored counties and #4 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 mortgage brokers and lenders in Sussex County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 47%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Sussex County comes to about $1.2B a year: $21,039 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Sussex County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 8,252 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sussex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sussex 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 | Sussex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 208 | 132 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 8,252 | 5,212 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $21,039 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $116,186 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,063+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 57,767
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,531
- Median home value
- $369,400
- Jobs located here
- 36,880
- Daytime population
- 105,437Residents 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 |
Other business types in Sussex 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 estate67
- Real estate agents and brokers74
- Property management86
- Mortgage brokers and lenders79
- Home inspectors41
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Sussex County, NJ?
Sussex County has 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Sussex County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $21,039 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Sussex County has 2.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 208, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Sussex County would have about 31, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,252 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Sussex County scores 79 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #38 of 887 scored counties.
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