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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Fairfield County, OH
How Fairfield County, OH 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 #62 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 33 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $905.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,003 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 179
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,752
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Fairfield County is 76 (high), #62 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 33 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 mortgage brokers and lenders in Fairfield County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $15,003 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Fairfield County spend about $905.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 79% above 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Fairfield County in 2023. That is one for every 12,071 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Fairfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fairfield County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Fairfield County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 179 | 123 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 12,071 | 8,794 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,003 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $90,966 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,752+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 60,357
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 324
- Median household income
- $90,966+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,298
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,097
- Daytime population
- 132,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairfield County, OH | 76 | 13 | 2.2 | 179 | +6.5% | #62 of 887 |
| 2Licking County, OH | 70 | 17 | 2.5 | 152 | +3.8% | #123 of 887 |
| 3Wood County, OH | 67 | 7 | 1.3 | 281 | +1.5% | #143 of 887 |
| 4Miami County, OH | 64 | 11 | 2.4 | 148 | +3.4% | #187 of 887 |
| 5Clermont County, OH | 64 | 23 | 2.7 | 140 | +3.9% | #189 of 887 |
| 6Greene County, OH | 63 | 19 | 2.8 | 138 | +3.7% | #203 of 887 |
| 7Trumbull County, OH | 60 | 11 | 1.3 | 253 | −1.3% | #239 of 887 |
| 8Lorain County, OH | 58 | 30 | 2.4 | 153 | +3.1% | #276 of 887 |
| 9Medina County, OH | 57 | 19 | 2.6 | 152 | +1.3% | #292 of 887 |
| 10Montgomery County, OH | 55 | 60 | 2.6 | 133 | +0.5% | #330 of 887 |
Other business types in Fairfield 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 estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers42
- Property management71
- Mortgage brokers and lenders76
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Fairfield County, OH?
Fairfield County has 13 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Fairfield County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $905.5M a year, or $15,003 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 79% above 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 60,357 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfield County, OH compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Fairfield County has 2.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 179, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 23, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,071 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Fairfield County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Fairfield County at 169,752 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,357 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $90,966 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Fairfield County scores 76 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #62 of 887 scored counties.
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