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Real estate agents and brokers in Mackinac County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Mackinac County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,025 of 2,176 scored counties
#66 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,890 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 82
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,236
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Mackinac County is 30 (lower middle), #2,025 of 2,176 scored counties and #66 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Mackinac County comes to about $67M a year: $12,890 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 18% 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.
Mackinac County has 15 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 28.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Mackinac County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,040 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show Mackinac County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mackinac 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 | Mackinac County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 24.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 82 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,040 | 1,600 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,890 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,909 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $443K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Mackinac 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 Mackinac County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,236+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,199
- Median age
- 52.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,022 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $63,909+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,880
- Median home value
- $174,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,157
- Daytime population
- 10,549Residents 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 |
| 66Mackinac County, MI | 30 | 15 | 28.9 | 82 | +3.8% | #2,025 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Mackinac 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers30
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Mackinac County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 real estate agents and brokers in Mackinac County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Mackinac County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $67M a year, or $12,890 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 18% 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 5,199 households in Mackinac County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mackinac County, MI compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Mackinac County has 28.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 82, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Mackinac County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,040 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Mackinac County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Mackinac County at 11,236 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,199 households. Median household income in Mackinac County is $63,909, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Mackinac County scores 30 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,025 of 2,176 scored counties.
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