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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Erie County, NY
How Erie County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #57 of 887 scored counties
#5 of 22 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 36
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,505 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 510
- 5.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 79% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Erie County is 76 (high), #57 of 887 scored counties and #5 of 22 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Erie County comes to about $7.2B a year: $17,505 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 5.1 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.
There are 36 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Erie County in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 14,631 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Erie County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 510 | 244 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 14,631 | 9,523 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.2% | −3.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,505 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 28−22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 370
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 367 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 184The 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 Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dutchess County, NY | 83 | 20 | 1.7 | 298 | +1.5% | #16 of 887 |
| 2Orange County, NY | 80 | 19 | 1.4 | 365 | +4.2% | #31 of 887 |
| 3Ulster County, NY | 77 | 5 | 0.7 | 714 | +1.1% | #49 of 887 |
| 4Queens County, NY | 77 | 117 | 1.4 | 346 | −1.1% | #51 of 887 |
| 5Erie County, NY | 76 | 36 | 0.9 | 510 | −0.6% | #57 of 887 |
| 6Kings County, NY | 76 | 123 | 1.2 | 393 | −2.5% | #59 of 887 |
| 7Monroe County, NY | 73 | 57 | 1.8 | 255 | −1.0% | #79 of 887 |
| 8Saratoga County, NY | 72 | 29 | 2.8 | 180 | +2.3% | #95 of 887 |
| 9Onondaga County, NY | 71 | 40 | 2.0 | 226 | −1.9% | #104 of 887 |
| 10Bronx County, NY | 70 | 30 | 0.6 | 698 | −3.8% | #112 of 887 |
Other business types in Erie 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 estate58
- Real estate agents and brokers62
- Property management61
- Mortgage brokers and lenders76
- Home inspectors57
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Erie County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 mortgage brokers and lenders in Erie County. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.2B a year, or $17,505 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 36 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 5.1 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Erie County has 0.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 510, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Erie County would have about 184, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,631 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 76 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #57 of 887 scored counties.
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