Real estate · Small-town market · Michigan
Real estate agents and brokers in the Petoskey, MI area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Petoskey, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #526 of 533 scored small-town markets
#18 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 93
- 8 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $220.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,509 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 43
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 61.2
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,775
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Petoskey area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #526 of 533 scored small-town markets and #18 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 real estate agents and brokers in the Petoskey area. 8 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 61.2 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in the Petoskey area spend about $220.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,509 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 57% 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.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Petoskey area in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Petoskey area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Petoskey 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.
| Measure | Petoskey area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 61.2 | 24.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 43 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 690 | 1,600 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +14.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,509 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,112 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 938 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 the Petoskey 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 Petoskey area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,775−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,190
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $78,112
- Average household income
- $109,768
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,430
- Daytime population
- 36,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →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 Petoskey area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houghton, MI | 68 | 18 | 11.7 | 204 | +1.8% | #62 of 533 |
| 2Holland, MI | 61 | 72 | 15.8 | 167 | +2.1% | #124 of 533 |
| 3Owosso, MI | 58 | 35 | 12.4 | 195 | −0.4% | #154 of 533 |
| 4Alma, MI | 57 | 17 | 11.5 | 207 | −1.1% | #164 of 533 |
| 5Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 57 | 18 | 12.8 | 187 | +0.4% | #168 of 533 |
| 6Alpena, MI | 54 | 17 | 13.1 | 174 | −0.1% | #203 of 533 |
| 7Sturgis, MI | 53 | 33 | 14.0 | 171 | +0.1% | #217 of 533 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 51 | 42 | 14.3 | 165 | +0.3% | #242 of 533 |
| 8Coldwater, MI | 46 | 32 | 18.9 | 125 | +2.5% | #321 of 533 |
| 9Escanaba, MI | 45 | 27 | 16.9 | 139 | −0.8% | #328 of 533 |
| 18Petoskey, MI | 23 | 93 | 61.2 | 43 | −1.0% | #526 of 533 |
Other business types in the Petoskey area
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 estate22
- Real estate agents and brokers23
- Property management24
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Petoskey, MI area?
The Petoskey area has 93 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Petoskey, MI area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $220.4M a year, or $14,509 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 93 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 57% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,190 households in the Petoskey area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Petoskey, MI area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Petoskey area has 61.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 43, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Petoskey area would have about 40, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Petoskey, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Petoskey area at 33,775 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,190 households. The median household income in the Petoskey area is $78,112 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Petoskey area scores 23 for real estate agents and brokers (low), #526 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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