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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Rochester, NY metro area

How the Rochester, NY metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #16 of 373 scored metro areas
#4 of 11 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
61
19 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
28
−10.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$7.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,716 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
332
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,056,149
−0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Rochester metro area is 76 (high), #16 of 373 scored metro areas and #4 of 11 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for mortgage brokers and lenders.

At $17,716 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Rochester metro area spend about $7.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.3 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 61 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Rochester metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Rochester metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 15,923 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Rochester metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Rochester metro area 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Rochester, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureRochester metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.42.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)332244100
Households per official establishment15,9239,5234,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.3%−3.6%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,716$19,048$16,661
Median household income$76,284$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7673

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28−10.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
296
Annual payroll, 2023
$26M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
202The 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 the Rochester metro area, 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 the Rochester metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,056,149−0.7% since 2020
Households
445,836
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,928 sq. mi.
People per square mile
362
Median household income
$76,284
Average household income
$100,943
Median home value
$204,600
Jobs located here
501,944
Daytime population
1,064,689Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across New York

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in New York, with the Rochester metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY82391.5330+3.0%#5 of 373
2Kingston, NY7950.7714+1.1%#6 of 373
3Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY76380.8589−0.8%#14 of 373
4Rochester, NY76611.4332−0.7%#16 of 373
5Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY76752.0246+1.9%#17 of 373
6Syracuse, NY74421.5292−1.3%#19 of 373
7Glens Falls, NY6850.9490−1.9%#39 of 373
8Binghamton, NY6750.5877−1.3%#41 of 373
9New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ662,2433.0171+0.6%#52 of 373
10Elmira, NY6251.4297−3.9%#79 of 373

Other business types in the Rochester metro area

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Rochester, NY metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Rochester metro area. 19 of them (31%) 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 10.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Rochester, NY metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $7.9B a year, or $17,716 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 61 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.3 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 445,836 households in the Rochester metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rochester, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Rochester metro area has 1.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 332, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Rochester metro area would have about 202, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,923 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Rochester, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Rochester metro area at 1,056,149 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 445,836 households. Median household income in the Rochester metro area is $76,284, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Rochester metro area scores 76 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #16 of 373 scored metro areas.

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