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Real estate agents and brokers in Houghton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Houghton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #519 of 2,176 scored counties
#4 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $186.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,010 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 190
- 90% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,842
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 real estate agents and brokers in Houghton County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Houghton County spend about $186.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,010 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 90% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Houghton County in 2023. That is one for every 4,768 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Houghton County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Houghton County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #519 of 2,176 scored counties and #4 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Houghton 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.
| Measure | Houghton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 24.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 190 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,768 | 1,600 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,010 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,899 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $306K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Houghton 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 Houghton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,842+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,305
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,899+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,899
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,811
- Daytime population
- 36,847Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barry County, MI | 75 | 22 | 9.0 | 288 | +2.2% | #82 of 2,176 |
| 2Montcalm County, MI | 67 | 29 | 11.8 | 201 | +4.1% | #301 of 2,176 |
| 3Newaygo County, MI | 62 | 22 | 11.2 | 213 | +3.1% | #464 of 2,176 |
| 4Houghton County, MI | 61 | 18 | 12.6 | 190 | +1.6% | #519 of 2,176 |
| 5Allegan County, MI | 59 | 72 | 15.8 | 167 | +2.1% | #602 of 2,176 |
| 6Monroe County, MI | 58 | 116 | 18.4 | 141 | +0.7% | #658 of 2,176 |
| 7Clinton County, MI | 57 | 40 | 12.6 | 217 | +1.6% | #677 of 2,176 |
| 8Alcona County, MI | 57 | 6 | 11.3 | 201 | +3.7% | #680 of 2,176 |
| 9Shiawassee County, MI | 57 | 35 | 12.4 | 195 | −0.4% | #682 of 2,176 |
| 10Ionia County, MI | 57 | 31 | 13.3 | 187 | −0.5% | #684 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Houghton 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 estate53
- Real estate agents and brokers61
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Houghton County, MI?
There are 18 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Houghton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Houghton County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $186.1M a year, or $13,010 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 90% 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 14,305 households in Houghton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houghton County, MI compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Houghton County has 12.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 190, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Houghton County would have about 34, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,768 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Houghton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Houghton County at 37,842 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,305 households. The median household income in Houghton County is $58,899 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Houghton County scores 61 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #519 of 2,176 scored counties.
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