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Real estate agents and brokers in the Holland, MI area

The real estate agents and brokers in the Holland, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #124 of 533 scored small-town markets
#2 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan

Listings
72
15 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
26
+13.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$657M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,432 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
167
67% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,188
+2.1% 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

At $14,432 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Holland area spend about $657M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 67% 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.

There are 72 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Holland area as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 21%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 48% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Holland area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,751 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $120K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Holland area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Holland area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Holland area is 61 (upper middle), #124 of 533 scored small-town markets and #2 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Holland area 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 Holland, MI area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureHolland areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.824.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)167104100
Households per official establishment1,7511,600788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.0%+14.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,432$13,996$16,661
Median household income$83,283$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26+13.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7215 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$120K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Holland 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 Holland area

Population, 2025 estimate
123,188+2.1% since 2020
Households
45,522
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
825 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,889
Median home value
$267,100
Jobs located here
42,851
Daytime population
107,584Residents 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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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Holland area marked.

Top small-town markets in Michigan

Small-town markets 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
1Houghton, MI681811.7204+1.8%#62 of 533
2Holland, MI617215.8167+2.1%#124 of 533
3Owosso, MI583512.4195−0.4%#154 of 533
4Alma, MI571711.5207−1.1%#164 of 533
5Iron Mountain, MI-WI571812.8187+0.4%#168 of 533
6Alpena, MI541713.1174−0.1%#203 of 533
7Sturgis, MI533314.0171+0.1%#217 of 533
Marinette, WI-MI514214.3165+0.3%#242 of 533
8Coldwater, MI463218.9125+2.5%#321 of 533
9Escanaba, MI452716.9139−0.8%#328 of 533

Other business types in the Holland area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Holland, MI area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 real estate agents and brokers in the Holland area. 15 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Holland, MI area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $657M a year, or $14,432 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 72 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 67% 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 45,522 households in the Holland area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Holland area has 15.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 167, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Holland area would have about 121, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,751 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Holland, MI area growing?

Population estimates put the Holland area at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. Median household income in the Holland area is $83,283, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Holland area scores 61 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #124 of 533 scored small-town markets.

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