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Real estate agents and brokers in the District of Columbia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,223
45 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
352
+6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.9B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
37.7
23% above the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
88
12% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#34 of 51
Market score 43 · Lower middle

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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

The District of Columbia has 1,223 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 45 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 37.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $18,134 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the District of Columbia spend about $5.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 12% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the District of Columbia was 352 in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $800K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #34 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 47.

Every market in the District of Columbia for real estate agents and brokers

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV478,99537.992+3.3%#214 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored1,22337.788+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the District of Columbia?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,223 real estate agents and brokers in the District of Columbia. 45 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 352 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.9B a year, or $18,134 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,223 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The District of Columbia has 37.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 1,079, against 1,223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 47 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. The District of Columbia scores 43 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.

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