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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Erie County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Erie County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #91 of 887 scored counties
#10 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,530 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
390
3.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
74% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
265,832
−1.8% 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 12 mortgage brokers and lenders in Erie County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $16,530 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $1.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.9 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.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Erie County in 2023. That is one for every 13,823 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #91 of 887 scored counties and #10 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Erie 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Erie County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureErie CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.12.54.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)390185100
Households per official establishment13,8237,7804,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,530$18,070$16,661
Median household income$63,354$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7267

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The 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
265,832−1.8% since 2020
Households
110,587
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
337
Median household income
$63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,573
Median home value
$177,000
Jobs located here
120,819
Daytime population
270,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Northampton County, PA83242.0246+3.7%#18 of 887
2Lebanon County, PA8261.1428+2.2%#21 of 887
3Luzerne County, PA79110.8522+2.1%#34 of 887
4Franklin County, PA79121.9239+3.0%#35 of 887
5Berks County, PA78362.2208+2.7%#45 of 887
6Westmoreland County, PA76171.1409−1.4%#58 of 887
7Beaver County, PA7691.2354−1.1%#60 of 887
8Dauphin County, PA75221.8250+2.3%#65 of 887
9Washington County, PA74131.5316+0.7%#71 of 887
10Erie County, PA72121.1390−1.8%#91 of 887

Other business types in Erie County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Erie County, PA?

There are 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.8B a year, or $16,530 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.9 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Erie County has 1.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 390, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Erie County would have about 47, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,823 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Erie County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 72 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #91 of 887 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for mortgage brokers and lenders · All 56 business types in Erie County

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