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Real estate agents and brokers in Genesee County, MI

The real estate agents and brokers in Genesee County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,968 of 2,176 scored counties
#62 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
425
24 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
80
+15.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,119 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
95
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
401,093
−1.1% 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

For real estate agents and brokers, Genesee County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,968 of 2,176 scored counties and #62 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 425 real estate agents and brokers in Genesee County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 25.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $13,119 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Genesee County spend about $2.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 5% 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 80 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Genesee County in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,092 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $85K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Genesee County. Population estimates put the population change in Genesee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Genesee County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Genesee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGenesee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.424.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)95104100
Households per official establishment2,0921,600788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.9%+14.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,119$13,996$16,661
Median household income$62,281$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 80+15.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
228
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42524 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
403The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$85K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Genesee 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 Genesee County

Population, 2025 estimate
401,093−1.1% since 2020
Households
167,334
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
633
Median household income
$62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,062
Median home value
$182,400
Jobs located here
125,696
Daytime population
375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Michigan

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Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Barry County, MI75229.0288+2.2%#82 of 2,176
2Montcalm County, MI672911.8201+4.1%#301 of 2,176
3Newaygo County, MI622211.2213+3.1%#464 of 2,176
4Houghton County, MI611812.6190+1.6%#519 of 2,176
5Allegan County, MI597215.8167+2.1%#602 of 2,176
6Monroe County, MI5811618.4141+0.7%#658 of 2,176
7Clinton County, MI574012.6217+1.6%#677 of 2,176
8Alcona County, MI57611.3201+3.7%#680 of 2,176
9Shiawassee County, MI573512.4195−0.4%#682 of 2,176
10Ionia County, MI573113.3187−0.5%#684 of 2,176
62Genesee County, MI3242525.495−1.1%#1,968 of 2,176

Other business types in Genesee 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 Genesee County, MI?

Genesee County has 425 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Genesee County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.2B a year, or $13,119 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 425 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 5% 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 167,334 households in Genesee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Genesee County has 25.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 95, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Genesee County would have about 403, against 425 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,092 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Genesee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Genesee County at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in Genesee County is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Genesee County scores 32 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,968 of 2,176 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Genesee County

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