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Real estate agents and brokers in Marquette County, MI

How Marquette County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,389 of 2,176 scored counties
#40 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
72
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$370M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,094 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
94
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
68,064
+2.3% 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 $13,094 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Marquette County spend about $370M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 6% 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.

There are 72 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Marquette County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 25.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Marquette County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 3,532 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marquette County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Marquette County is 44 (lower middle), #1,389 of 2,176 scored counties and #40 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.

How Marquette 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 Marquette County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMarquette CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.524.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)94104100
Households per official establishment3,5321,600788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,094$13,996$16,661
Median household income$65,429$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
721 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 Marquette 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 Marquette County

Population, 2025 estimate
68,064+2.3% since 2020
Households
28,255
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,809 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$65,429+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,058
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
24,514
Daytime population
66,266Residents 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 counties in Michigan for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Marquette County marked.

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
40Marquette County, MI447225.594+2.3%#1,389 of 2,176

Other business types in Marquette 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 Marquette County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 real estate agents and brokers in Marquette County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

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

About $370M a year, or $13,094 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 72 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 6% 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 28,255 households in Marquette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marquette County has 25.5 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 94, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Marquette County would have about 68, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,532 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Marquette County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Marquette County at 68,064 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. Median household income in Marquette County is $65,429, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Marquette County scores 44 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,389 of 2,176 scored counties.

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