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Real estate agents and brokers in Grundy County, IL

The real estate agents and brokers in Grundy County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,120 of 2,176 scored counties
#32 of 82 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
53
5 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$313.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,235 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
109
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.7
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,052
+2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 53 real estate agents and brokers in Grundy County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.7, 16% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $15,235 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Grundy County spend about $313.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 9% above 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.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Grundy County in 2023. That is one for every 1,471 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $142K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Grundy County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grundy County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Grundy County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,120 of 2,176 scored counties and #32 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.

How Grundy County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Grundy County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureGrundy CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.725.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)109107100
Households per official establishment1,4711,021788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.8%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,235$14,866$16,661
Median household income$92,235$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 14
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
535 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$142K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Grundy 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 Grundy County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,052+2.9% since 2020
Households
20,595
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
418 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$92,235+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,828
Median home value
$271,700
Jobs located here
22,659
Daytime population
48,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Henry County, IL69115.4468−2.2%#229 of 2,176
2Woodford County, IL69106.8409−0.8%#232 of 2,176
3Douglas County, IL6879.0282+0.5%#263 of 2,176
4Bureau County, IL6685.7430−2.1%#314 of 2,176
5Clinton County, IL651913.0205+0.6%#355 of 2,176
6Boone County, IL63168.2328+0.4%#409 of 2,176
7Randolph County, IL621210.0240−0.6%#457 of 2,176
8Fulton County, IL61118.0295−2.0%#503 of 2,176
9Kendall County, IL618919.6153+9.9%#530 of 2,176
10Jersey County, IL60911.3231−1.5%#548 of 2,176
32Grundy County, IL495325.7109+2.9%#1,120 of 2,176

Other business types in Grundy 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 Grundy County, IL?

Grundy County has 53 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Grundy County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $313.8M a year, or $15,235 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 53 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,595 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grundy County has 25.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 109, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Grundy County would have about 58, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,471 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Grundy County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Grundy County at 54,052 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,595 households. The median household income in Grundy County is $92,235 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. Grundy County scores 49 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,120 of 2,176 scored counties.

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