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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Fairfax County, VA
How Fairfax County, VA 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #729 of 887 scored counties
#25 of 37 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 325
- 38 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 173
- +13.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,556 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 67
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,167,873
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Fairfax County is 34 (lower middle), #729 of 887 scored counties and #25 of 37 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Fairfax County spend about $8.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,556 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 33% 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.
Fairfax County has 325 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 81% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 173 businesses with payroll in Fairfax County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,394 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Fairfax County. Population estimates put the population change in Fairfax County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fairfax County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 67 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,394 | 3,955 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.1% | +24.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,556 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $153,637 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 153 → 173+13.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,860
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $297.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 218The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 414,101
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,935
- Median household income
- $153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $195,941
- Median home value
- $732,800
- Jobs located here
- 683,496
- Daytime population
- 1,295,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, VA | 81 | 8 | 2.3 | 192 | +8.8% | #28 of 887 |
| 2Spotsylvania County, VA | 79 | 13 | 2.5 | 183 | +10.5% | #40 of 887 |
| 3Stafford County, VA | 75 | 13 | 2.5 | 202 | +8.3% | #66 of 887 |
| 4Arlington County, VA | 74 | 30 | 2.7 | 190 | +2.1% | #75 of 887 |
| 5Suffolk city, VA | 73 | 5 | 1.3 | 317 | +10.4% | #77 of 887 |
| 6Prince William County, VA | 67 | 53 | 3.4 | 147 | +4.2% | #149 of 887 |
| 7Loudoun County, VA | 67 | 65 | 4.5 | 124 | +6.4% | #153 of 887 |
| 8Hanover County, VA | 66 | 9 | 2.1 | 216 | +5.6% | #159 of 887 |
| 9Bedford County, VA | 65 | 8 | 2.4 | 164 | +4.4% | #165 of 887 |
| 10Augusta County, VA | 60 | 6 | 1.9 | 200 | +1.8% | #241 of 887 |
| 25Fairfax County, VA | 34 | 325 | 7.8 | 67 | +1.7% | #729 of 887 |
Other business types in Fairfax 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders34
- Home inspectors78
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Fairfax County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 325 mortgage brokers and lenders in Fairfax County. 38 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $8.5B a year, or $20,556 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 325 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 33% 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 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Fairfax County has 7.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 67, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 218, against 325 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,394 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 34 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #729 of 887 scored counties.
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