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Real estate agents and brokers in San Luis Obispo County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in San Luis Obispo County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,976 of 2,176 scored counties
#46 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 519
- 18 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 180
- +13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,548 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 76
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.4
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, San Luis Obispo County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,976 of 2,176 scored counties and #46 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in San Luis Obispo County spend about $2.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,548 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 24% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
There are 519 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in San Luis Obispo County as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 47.4 per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 180 businesses with payroll in San Luis Obispo County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 608 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $497K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in San Luis Obispo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Luis Obispo County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How San Luis Obispo County compares
The same measures for California 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 | San Luis Obispo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.4 | 38.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 76 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 608 | 601 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.9% | +17.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,548 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 158 → 180+13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51918 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 393The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $497K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 88 | 23 | 8.0 | 397 | +8.2% | #2 of 2,176 |
| 2Kings County, CA | 70 | 64 | 14.5 | 214 | +1.0% | #213 of 2,176 |
| 3Colusa County, CA | 69 | 8 | 10.6 | 299 | −0.1% | #236 of 2,176 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 69 | 158 | 18.4 | 166 | +5.1% | #253 of 2,176 |
| 5Glenn County, CA | 65 | 14 | 14.3 | 212 | −2.6% | #354 of 2,176 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 65 | 105 | 23.1 | 140 | +7.4% | #370 of 2,176 |
| 7Tulare County, CA | 62 | 270 | 18.9 | 167 | +2.4% | #484 of 2,176 |
| 8Inyo County, CA | 61 | 12 | 14.9 | 215 | −4.4% | #511 of 2,176 |
| 9Tehama County, CA | 61 | 47 | 19.0 | 160 | −1.7% | #528 of 2,176 |
| 10Kern County, CA | 60 | 572 | 20.1 | 156 | +2.3% | #565 of 2,176 |
| 46San Luis Obispo County, CA | 32 | 519 | 47.4 | 76 | 0.0% | #1,976 of 2,176 |
Other business types in San Luis Obispo 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 estate30
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management31
- Mortgage brokers and lenders30
- Home inspectors68
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 519 real estate agents and brokers in San Luis Obispo County. 18 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019.
How much do households in San Luis Obispo County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.1B a year, or $19,548 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 519 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 24% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,503 households in San Luis Obispo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Luis Obispo County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
San Luis Obispo County has 47.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 76, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, San Luis Obispo County would have about 393, against 519 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 608 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is San Luis Obispo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Luis Obispo County at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. Median household income in San Luis Obispo County is $97,446, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. San Luis Obispo County scores 32 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,976 of 2,176 scored counties.
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