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Real estate agents and brokers in Livingston County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,481 of 2,176 scored counties
#47 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
229
15 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
71
+16.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,144 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
99
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,315
+1.7% 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

At $16,144 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is in line with 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.

Livingston County has 229 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 30.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 71 businesses with payroll in Livingston County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,077 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $463K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Livingston County.

Population estimates put the population change in Livingston County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Livingston County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,481 of 2,176 scored counties and #47 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.024.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)99104100
Households per official establishment1,0771,600788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.4%+14.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,144$13,996$16,661
Median household income$103,039$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61 → 71+16.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
120
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
22915 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
226The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$463K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
197,315+1.7% since 2020
Households
76,445
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
346
Median household income
$103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,893
Median home value
$356,800
Jobs located here
61,513
Daytime population
172,103Residents 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
47Livingston County, MI4222930.099+1.7%#1,481 of 2,176

Other business types in Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 229 real estate agents and brokers in Livingston County. 15 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019.

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

About $1.2B a year, or $16,144 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 229 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 30.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 99, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Livingston County would have about 226, against 229 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,077 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. 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. Livingston County scores 42 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,481 of 2,176 scored counties.

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