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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Jefferson County, WV

How Jefferson County, WV 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #231 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$382M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,750 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
163
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,102
+9.2% 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 Jefferson County. None of them are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Jefferson County comes to about $382M a year: $16,750 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 63% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Jefferson County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,851 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #231 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for West 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 Jefferson County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.94.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)163192100
Households per official establishment2,85113,2484,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,750$13,873$16,661
Median household income$98,806$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score6158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
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
10The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,102+9.2% since 2020
Households
22,804
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
209 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$98,806+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,421
Median home value
$350,800
Jobs located here
17,187
Daytime population
48,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV6162.6163+9.2%#231 of 887
2Kanawha County, WV57172.2161−4.3%#290 of 887
3Monongalia County, WV54153.4113+2.0%#357 of 887
4Berkeley County, WV54183.5111+13.7%#359 of 887
5Wood County, WV5051.4252−2.1%#432 of 887
6Harrison County, WV4951.9191−2.5%#454 of 887
7Cabell County, WV34153.892−3.2%#722 of 887
8Ohio County, WV3063.3109−4.4%#776 of 887
9Raleigh County, WV2593.1108−3.5%#834 of 887
10Putnam County, WV21166.958−1.0%#866 of 887

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Jefferson County, WV?

There are 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Jefferson County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $382M a year, or $16,750 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 63% 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 22,804 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson 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 163, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,851 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 63,102 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,804 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $98,806 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Jefferson County scores 61 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #231 of 887 scored counties.

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