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Real estate agents and brokers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #42 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 260
- 11 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,260 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 127
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,280
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 260 real estate agents and brokers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 28% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area comes to about $1.8B a year: $15,260 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 27% 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 63 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,876 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area.
Population estimates show the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is 70 (upper middle), #42 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area 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 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 31.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 127 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,876 | 1,044 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.4% | +5.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,260 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,802 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63+3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 331The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area, 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 the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,280+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 118,181
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 300
- Median household income
- $78,802+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,922
- Median home value
- $278,100
- Jobs located here
- 107,689
- Daytime population
- 269,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 70 | 260 | 22.0 | 127 | +7.1% | #42 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 64 | 6,664 | 27.0 | 129 | +1.4% | #70 of 387 |
| 2Lexington Park, MD | 53 | 235 | 31.0 | 111 | +2.1% | #155 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 47 | 8,995 | 37.9 | 92 | +3.3% | #214 of 387 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 44 | 3,482 | 31.1 | 101 | +0.4% | #245 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 38 | 145 | 29.7 | 92 | +2.9% | #303 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
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 estate69
- Real estate agents and brokers70
- Property management67
- Mortgage brokers and lenders65
- Home inspectors65
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area?
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 260 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.8B a year, or $15,260 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 260 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 27% 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 118,181 households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 22.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 127, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area would have about 331, against 260 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,876 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area at 315,280 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,181 households. The median household income in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is $78,802 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 70 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #42 of 387 scored metro areas.
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