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Real estate agents and brokers in Dorchester County, MD
The real estate agents and brokers in Dorchester County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #437 of 2,176 scored counties
#3 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 22
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $192M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,173 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 160
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,628
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,173 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Dorchester County spend about $192M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 60% 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.
Dorchester County has 22 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.2, 47% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dorchester County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,258 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #437 of 2,176 scored counties and #3 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 31.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 160 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,258 | 1,044 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,173 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,839 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $350K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,628+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 541 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,839+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,771
- Median home value
- $262,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,352
- Daytime population
- 29,247Residents 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 Dorchester 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 estate52
- Real estate agents and brokers63
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Dorchester County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 real estate agents and brokers in Dorchester County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $192M a year, or $14,173 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 60% 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 13,546 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, MD compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Dorchester County has 16.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 160, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 35, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,258 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 33,628 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,546 households. Median household income in Dorchester County is $61,839, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Dorchester County scores 63 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #437 of 2,176 scored counties.
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