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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Franklin County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #344 of 887 scored counties
#17 of 37 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$337.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,668 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
144
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,526
+1.9% 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 6 mortgage brokers and lenders in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Franklin County comes to about $337.4M a year: $14,668 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 44% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Franklin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #344 of 887 scored counties and #17 of 37 scored counties in Virginia.

How Franklin 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Franklin County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)144104100
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9554,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,668$16,844$16,661
Median household income$68,849$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5445

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,526+1.9% since 2020
Households
22,999
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
691 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$68,849+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,658
Median home value
$240,400
Jobs located here
15,404
Daytime population
47,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Frederick County, VA8182.3192+8.8%#28 of 887
2Spotsylvania County, VA79132.5183+10.5%#40 of 887
3Stafford County, VA75132.5202+8.3%#66 of 887
4Arlington County, VA74302.7190+2.1%#75 of 887
5Suffolk city, VA7351.3317+10.4%#77 of 887
6Prince William County, VA67533.4147+4.2%#149 of 887
7Loudoun County, VA67654.5124+6.4%#153 of 887
8Hanover County, VA6692.1216+5.6%#159 of 887
9Bedford County, VA6582.4164+4.4%#165 of 887
10Augusta County, VA6061.9200+1.8%#241 of 887
17Franklin County, VA5462.6144+1.9%#344 of 887

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Franklin County, VA?

There are 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Franklin County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $337.4M a year, or $14,668 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 44% 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 22,999 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 2.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 144, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Franklin County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 55,526 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,999 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $68,849 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Franklin County scores 54 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #344 of 887 scored counties.

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

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