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Real estate agents and brokers in Worcester County, MD

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,039 of 2,176 scored counties
#23 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
211
13 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
64
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$386M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,993 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
34
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
87.4
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,459
+3.7% 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

Worcester County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,039 of 2,176 scored counties and #23 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 211 real estate agents and brokers in Worcester County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 87.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $15,993 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Worcester County spend about $386M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 66% 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.

Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Worcester County in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 377 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Worcester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Worcester 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Worcester County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureWorcester CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households87.431.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)34101100
Households per official establishment3771,044788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%+5.2%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,993$17,488$16,661
Median household income$81,745$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score3048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 64−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
134
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,459+3.7% since 2020
Households
24,136
Median age
50.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$81,745+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,610
Median home value
$374,700
Jobs located here
22,476
Daytime population
52,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Caroline County, MD721310.4256+2.5%#153 of 2,176
2Cecil County, MD648420.7144+3.2%#399 of 2,176
3Dorchester County, MD632216.2160+3.4%#437 of 2,176
4Allegany County, MD613111.3219−1.6%#509 of 2,176
5Prince George’s County, MD5985024.4129+0.5%#619 of 2,176
6Somerset County, MD57910.8232+1.7%#674 of 2,176
7Charles County, MD5720533.7101+5.9%#712 of 2,176
8Washington County, MD5612721.2132+2.0%#759 of 2,176
9St. Mary’s County, MD5411025.9130+2.4%#842 of 2,176
10Carroll County, MD5315023.3144+2.2%#893 of 2,176
23Worcester County, MD3021187.434+3.7%#2,039 of 2,176

Other business types in Worcester 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 Worcester County, MD?

Worcester County has 211 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Worcester County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $386M a year, or $15,993 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 211 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 66% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,136 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Worcester County has 87.4 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 34, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Worcester County would have about 71, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 377 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Worcester County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Worcester County at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in Worcester County is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Worcester County scores 30 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,039 of 2,176 scored counties.

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