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Real estate agents and brokers in Valley County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Valley County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,833 of 2,176 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
38
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
43
+16.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$76.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,770 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
37
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
88.0
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,831
+8.4% 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

Valley County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,833 of 2,176 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Valley County comes to about $76.7M a year: $17,770 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 63% 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 38 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Valley County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 88.0, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Valley County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 100 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show Valley County grew 8.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Valley County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Valley County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureValley CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households88.038.030.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3785100
Households per official establishment100387788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.2%+36.1%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.4%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,770$17,677$16,661
Median household income$76,078$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3637

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 43+16.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
381 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Valley 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 Valley County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,831+8.4% since 2020
Households
4,318
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,665 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$76,078+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,435
Median home value
$657,000
Jobs located here
6,447
Daytime population
12,836Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Minidoka County, ID80911.1272+5.7%#24 of 2,176
2Bingham County, ID762012.4257+6.4%#71 of 2,176
3Jerome County, ID751214.5216+8.6%#88 of 2,176
4Jefferson County, ID741110.8306+13.6%#100 of 2,176
5Benewah County, ID68512.3238+9.7%#270 of 2,176
6Gem County, ID681013.1235+13.0%#272 of 2,176
7Franklin County, ID68714.2227+11.2%#274 of 2,176
8Elmore County, ID641816.3185+2.8%#393 of 2,176
9Canyon County, ID6415117.5181+18.1%#395 of 2,176
10Shoshone County, ID591017.4161+7.1%#603 of 2,176
28Valley County, ID363888.037+8.4%#1,833 of 2,176

Other business types in Valley 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 Valley County, ID?

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 real estate agents and brokers in Valley County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Valley County, ID spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $76.7M a year, or $17,770 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 38 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 63% 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 4,318 households in Valley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Valley County has 88.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 37, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Valley County would have about 14, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 100 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Valley County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Valley County at 12,831 people in 2025, up 8.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,318 households. Median household income in Valley County is $76,078, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.0%, 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. Valley County scores 36 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,833 of 2,176 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Valley County

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