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Real estate agents and brokers in Dukes County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Dukes County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,918 of 2,176 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 57
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +48.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $163.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $21,562 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 53
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 75.2
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Dukes County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,918 of 2,176 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Dukes County spend about $163.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $21,562 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 47% 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.
There are 57 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Dukes County as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 75.2, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dukes County in 2023, up 48.2% from 2019. That is one for every 190 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dukes County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dukes County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Dukes County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 75.2 | 31.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 53 | 119 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 190 | 1,181 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +48.2% | +8.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $21,562 | $20,433 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $125,786 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 40+48.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 572 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,584
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 203
- Median household income
- $125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $207,940
- Median home value
- $1,165,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,891
- Daytime population
- 20,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 81 | 129 | 20.8 | 166 | +10.4% | #18 of 2,176 |
| 2Franklin County, MA | 77 | 39 | 12.4 | 258 | −0.3% | #63 of 2,176 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 68 | 739 | 22.0 | 163 | +3.7% | #284 of 2,176 |
| 4Bristol County, MA | 62 | 570 | 24.4 | 140 | +2.9% | #491 of 2,176 |
| 5Hampden County, MA | 60 | 394 | 21.4 | 149 | +0.2% | #566 of 2,176 |
| 6Essex County, MA | 60 | 878 | 28.0 | 132 | +2.3% | #573 of 2,176 |
| 7Middlesex County, MA | 56 | 2,086 | 32.9 | 125 | +2.8% | #764 of 2,176 |
| 8Plymouth County, MA | 56 | 662 | 32.6 | 118 | +3.5% | #766 of 2,176 |
| 9Berkshire County, MA | 55 | 136 | 23.6 | 139 | −1.2% | #795 of 2,176 |
| 10Norfolk County, MA | 49 | 1,072 | 37.8 | 109 | +2.2% | #1,119 of 2,176 |
| 14Dukes County, MA | 34 | 57 | 75.2 | 53 | +3.1% | #1,918 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Dukes 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Dukes County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 real estate agents and brokers in Dukes County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 48.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $163.5M a year, or $21,562 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 57 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 47% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Dukes County has 75.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 53, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Dukes County would have about 30, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 190 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County scores 34 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,918 of 2,176 scored counties.
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