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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #242 of 373 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah

Listings
146
21 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
83
+15.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,681 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
71
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
773,426
+14.5% 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

At $19,681 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area spend about $4.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 29% below 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 146 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area was 83 in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,493 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $272K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area grew 14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #242 of 373 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.

How the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureProvo-Orem-Lehi metro areaUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.19.74.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7151100
Households per official establishment2,4932,0494,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.5%+8.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.5%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,681$19,198$16,661
Median household income$100,704$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score4335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
83+15.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,513
Annual payroll, 2023
$152M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14621 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$272K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Provo-Orem-Lehi 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
773,426+14.5% since 2020
Households
206,880
Median age
27.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
5,396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
133
Median household income
$100,704+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,279
Median home value
$535,500
Jobs located here
299,641
Daytime population
678,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Utah

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Utah

Metro areas in Utah ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT431467.171+14.5%#242 of 373
2Logan, UT-ID41295.978+8.8%#259 of 373
3Ogden, UT381647.765+5.3%#285 of 373
4St. George, UT367110.245+17.4%#310 of 373
5Salt Lake City-Murray, UT3160413.437+3.8%#351 of 373

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Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 146 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area. 21 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.1B a year, or $19,681 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 146 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 29% below 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 206,880 households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 7.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 71, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area would have about 104, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,493 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area at 773,426 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,880 households. Median household income in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area is $100,704, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area scores 43 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #242 of 373 scored metro areas.

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