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Real estate agents and brokers in Routt County, CO

How Routt County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,038 of 2,176 scored counties
#31 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
97
6 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
94
+19.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$232.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,629 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
44
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
86.0
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,329
+2.0% 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

Routt County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,038 of 2,176 scored counties and #31 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Routt County spend about $232.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,629 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 56% 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 97 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Routt County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 86.0, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Routt County in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 120 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Routt County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Routt County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Routt County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureRoutt CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households86.044.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4481100
Households per official establishment120318788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.0%+12.9%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,629$19,501$16,661
Median household income$106,489$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 94+19.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
148
Annual payroll, 2023
$13M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
976 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Routt 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 Routt County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,329+2.0% since 2020
Households
11,281
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,721
Median home value
$854,700
Jobs located here
15,001
Daytime population
26,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Routt County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO701818.0224+16.5%#212 of 2,176
2Weld County, CO6524419.6178+14.2%#365 of 2,176
3Park County, CO621617.8201+5.1%#471 of 2,176
4Morgan County, CO602421.7139+4.2%#569 of 2,176
5Broomfield County, CO558827.7145+6.3%#794 of 2,176
6Adams County, CO5452227.7127+6.6%#845 of 2,176
7Otero County, CO481215.8175−5.2%#1,140 of 2,176
8Pueblo County, CO4715522.6133+0.6%#1,221 of 2,176
9Douglas County, CO4661944.297+10.9%#1,293 of 2,176
10Alamosa County, CO451827.1105+1.9%#1,338 of 2,176
31Routt County, CO309786.044+2.0%#2,038 of 2,176

Other business types in Routt County

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Routt County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 97 real estate agents and brokers in Routt County. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Routt County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $232.7M a year, or $20,629 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 97 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 56% 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 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Routt County, CO compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Routt County has 86.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 44, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Routt County would have about 43, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 120 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Routt County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Routt County scores 30 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,038 of 2,176 scored counties.

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