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Real estate agents and brokers in Carroll County, MD
The real estate agents and brokers in Carroll County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #893 of 2,176 scored counties
#10 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 150
- 9 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,359 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 144
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $18,359 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 44% 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.
There are 150 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 23.3 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 78 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 824 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Carroll County.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Carroll County is 53 (upper middle), #893 of 2,176 scored counties and #10 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 31.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 144 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 824 | 1,044 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +5.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,359 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 78+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1509 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 217The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caroline County, MD | 72 | 13 | 10.4 | 256 | +2.5% | #153 of 2,176 |
| 2Cecil County, MD | 64 | 84 | 20.7 | 144 | +3.2% | #399 of 2,176 |
| 3Dorchester County, MD | 63 | 22 | 16.2 | 160 | +3.4% | #437 of 2,176 |
| 4Allegany County, MD | 61 | 31 | 11.3 | 219 | −1.6% | #509 of 2,176 |
| 5Prince George’s County, MD | 59 | 850 | 24.4 | 129 | +0.5% | #619 of 2,176 |
| 6Somerset County, MD | 57 | 9 | 10.8 | 232 | +1.7% | #674 of 2,176 |
| 7Charles County, MD | 57 | 205 | 33.7 | 101 | +5.9% | #712 of 2,176 |
| 8Washington County, MD | 56 | 127 | 21.2 | 132 | +2.0% | #759 of 2,176 |
| 9St. Mary’s County, MD | 54 | 110 | 25.9 | 130 | +2.4% | #842 of 2,176 |
| 10Carroll County, MD | 53 | 150 | 23.3 | 144 | +2.2% | #893 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management70
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Carroll County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 150 real estate agents and brokers in Carroll County. 9 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $18,359 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 150 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 44% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Carroll County has 23.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 144, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Carroll County would have about 217, against 150 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 824 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 53 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #893 of 2,176 scored counties.
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