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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Dane County, WI
How Dane County, WI 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #195 of 887 scored counties
#4 of 23 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 88
- 31 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −35.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,268 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 112
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 590,375
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 88 mortgage brokers and lenders in Dane County. 31 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in Dane County spend about $3.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,268 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 12% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Dane County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, down 35.3% from 2019. That is one for every 11,433 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dane County grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Dane County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #195 of 887 scored counties and #4 of 23 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dane County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 112 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 11,433 | 11,978 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −35.3% | −2.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,268 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,975 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 22−35.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8831 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The 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 Dane 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 Dane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 590,375+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 251,529
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 479
- Median household income
- $89,975+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,712
- Median home value
- $394,800
- Jobs located here
- 369,475
- Daytime population
- 644,560Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rock County, WI | 66 | 13 | 1.9 | 183 | +1.7% | #160 of 887 |
| 2St. Croix County, WI | 65 | 11 | 2.9 | 139 | +4.7% | #173 of 887 |
| 3Winnebago County, WI | 64 | 15 | 2.1 | 172 | +1.4% | #185 of 887 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 64 | 88 | 3.5 | 112 | +4.9% | #195 of 887 |
| 5Fond du Lac County, WI | 63 | 8 | 1.9 | 191 | +0.5% | #198 of 887 |
| 6Racine County, WI | 62 | 19 | 2.4 | 154 | +0.4% | #216 of 887 |
| 7Marathon County, WI | 61 | 11 | 1.9 | 190 | +1.0% | #229 of 887 |
| 8La Crosse County, WI | 60 | 10 | 1.9 | 184 | +0.3% | #243 of 887 |
| 9Ozaukee County, WI | 58 | 14 | 3.7 | 112 | +3.0% | #278 of 887 |
| 10Washington County, WI | 54 | 16 | 2.8 | 139 | +1.8% | #345 of 887 |
Other business types in Dane 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders64
- Home inspectors63
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Dane County, WI?
Dane County has 88 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 35.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Dane County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.8B a year, or $15,268 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 88 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% 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 251,529 households in Dane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dane County, WI compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Dane County has 3.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 112, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Dane County would have about 98, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,433 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 35.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dane County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Dane County at 590,375 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,529 households. The median household income in Dane County is $89,975 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Dane County scores 64 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #195 of 887 scored counties.
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