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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Ohio County, WV
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Ohio County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #776 of 887 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $256.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,974 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 109
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,496
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
For mortgage brokers and lenders, Ohio County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #776 of 887 scored counties and #8 of 10 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Ohio County spend about $256.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,974 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 9% 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.
There are 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Ohio County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Ohio County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Ohio County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ohio 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.
| Measure | Ohio County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 109 | 192 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,248 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,974 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $57,094 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 58 |
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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,496−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,342
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 106 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $57,094+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,503
- Median home value
- $166,000
- Jobs located here
- 28,166
- Daytime population
- 49,394Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 61 | 6 | 2.6 | 163 | +9.2% | #231 of 887 |
| 2Kanawha County, WV | 57 | 17 | 2.2 | 161 | −4.3% | #290 of 887 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 54 | 15 | 3.4 | 113 | +2.0% | #357 of 887 |
| 4Berkeley County, WV | 54 | 18 | 3.5 | 111 | +13.7% | #359 of 887 |
| 5Wood County, WV | 50 | 5 | 1.4 | 252 | −2.1% | #432 of 887 |
| 6Harrison County, WV | 49 | 5 | 1.9 | 191 | −2.5% | #454 of 887 |
| 7Cabell County, WV | 34 | 15 | 3.8 | 92 | −3.2% | #722 of 887 |
| 8Ohio County, WV | 30 | 6 | 3.3 | 109 | −4.4% | #776 of 887 |
| 9Raleigh County, WV | 25 | 9 | 3.1 | 108 | −3.5% | #834 of 887 |
| 10Putnam County, WV | 21 | 16 | 6.9 | 58 | −1.0% | #866 of 887 |
Other business types in Ohio 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 estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers50
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders30
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Ohio County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 mortgage brokers and lenders in Ohio County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Ohio County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ohio County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $256.3M a year, or $13,974 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,342 households in Ohio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio County, WV compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Ohio County has 3.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 109, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Ohio County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Ohio County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Ohio County at 40,496 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Ohio County is $57,094, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Ohio County scores 30 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #776 of 887 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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