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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Muskingum County, OH

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Muskingum County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #491 of 887 scored counties
#21 of 33 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$442.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,872 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
113
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,014
+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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 mortgage brokers and lenders in Muskingum County. None of them are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Muskingum County comes to about $442.3M a year: $12,872 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 13% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Muskingum County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 11,452 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Muskingum County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Muskingum County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #491 of 887 scored counties and #21 of 33 scored counties in Ohio.

How Muskingum 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Muskingum County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMuskingum CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.94.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)113123100
Households per official establishment11,4528,7944,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,872$13,878$16,661
Median household income$60,780$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum County

Population, 2025 estimate
87,014+0.7% since 2020
Households
34,357
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
665 sq. mi.
People per square mile
130
Median household income
$60,780+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,210
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
34,629
Daytime population
84,765Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Muskingum County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Fairfield County, OH76132.2179+6.5%#62 of 887
2Licking County, OH70172.5152+3.8%#123 of 887
3Wood County, OH6771.3281+1.5%#143 of 887
4Miami County, OH64112.4148+3.4%#187 of 887
5Clermont County, OH64232.7140+3.9%#189 of 887
6Greene County, OH63192.8138+3.7%#203 of 887
7Trumbull County, OH60111.3253−1.3%#239 of 887
8Lorain County, OH58302.4153+3.1%#276 of 887
9Medina County, OH57192.6152+1.3%#292 of 887
10Montgomery County, OH55602.6133+0.5%#330 of 887
21Muskingum County, OH47102.9113+0.7%#491 of 887

Other business types in Muskingum County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Muskingum County, OH?

There are 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Muskingum County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Muskingum County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $442.3M a year, or $12,872 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% 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 34,357 households in Muskingum County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Muskingum County, OH compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Muskingum County has 2.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 113, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Muskingum County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,452 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Muskingum County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Muskingum County at 87,014 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,357 households. The median household income in Muskingum County is $60,780 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Muskingum County scores 47 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #491 of 887 scored counties.

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