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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Blair County, PA
How Blair County, PA 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #293 of 887 scored counties
#23 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $823.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,282 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 151
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 119,541
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Blair County spend about $823.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,282 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 51% 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.
There are 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Blair County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Blair County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 8,426 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Blair County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Blair County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #293 of 887 scored counties and #23 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Blair County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Blair County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 151 | 185 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 8,426 | 7,780 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,282 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Blair 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 Blair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 119,541−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,558
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $62,382+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,561
- Median home value
- $161,100
- Jobs located here
- 57,420
- Daytime population
- 126,336Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northampton County, PA | 83 | 24 | 2.0 | 246 | +3.7% | #18 of 887 |
| 2Lebanon County, PA | 82 | 6 | 1.1 | 428 | +2.2% | #21 of 887 |
| 3Luzerne County, PA | 79 | 11 | 0.8 | 522 | +2.1% | #34 of 887 |
| 4Franklin County, PA | 79 | 12 | 1.9 | 239 | +3.0% | #35 of 887 |
| 5Berks County, PA | 78 | 36 | 2.2 | 208 | +2.7% | #45 of 887 |
| 6Westmoreland County, PA | 76 | 17 | 1.1 | 409 | −1.4% | #58 of 887 |
| 7Beaver County, PA | 76 | 9 | 1.2 | 354 | −1.1% | #60 of 887 |
| 8Dauphin County, PA | 75 | 22 | 1.8 | 250 | +2.3% | #65 of 887 |
| 9Washington County, PA | 74 | 13 | 1.5 | 316 | +0.7% | #71 of 887 |
| 10Erie County, PA | 72 | 12 | 1.1 | 390 | −1.8% | #91 of 887 |
| 23Blair County, PA | 57 | 14 | 2.8 | 151 | −2.5% | #293 of 887 |
Other business types in Blair 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 estate64
- Real estate agents and brokers72
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders57
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Blair County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 mortgage brokers and lenders in Blair County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Blair County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $823.2M a year, or $16,282 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 51% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,558 households in Blair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blair County, PA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Blair County has 2.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 151, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Blair County would have about 21, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,426 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Blair County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Blair County at 119,541 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,558 households. Median household income in Blair County is $62,382, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Blair County scores 57 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #293 of 887 scored counties.
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