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Real estate agents and brokers in Blue Earth County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Blue Earth County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,057 of 2,176 scored counties
#63 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 99
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $379.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,753 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 70
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Blue Earth County is 29 (lower middle), #2,057 of 2,176 scored counties and #63 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 real estate agents and brokers in Blue Earth County. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.9, 17% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Blue Earth County comes to about $379.7M a year: $13,753 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 30% 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 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Blue Earth County in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,022 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blue Earth County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 29.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 70 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,022 | 711 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | +11.1% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,753 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 27−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 996 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The 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 Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Blue Earth County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge County, MN | 75 | 9 | 11.1 | 249 | +2.3% | #85 of 2,176 |
| 2Fillmore County, MN | 68 | 8 | 9.2 | 278 | +1.4% | #264 of 2,176 |
| 3Polk County, MN | 66 | 8 | 6.5 | 387 | −1.8% | #315 of 2,176 |
| 4Sibley County, MN | 65 | 8 | 13.5 | 193 | +3.6% | #360 of 2,176 |
| 5Clay County, MN | 64 | 28 | 10.6 | 245 | +3.6% | #380 of 2,176 |
| 6Sherburne County, MN | 64 | 46 | 12.9 | 225 | +6.8% | #383 of 2,176 |
| 7Nicollet County, MN | 63 | 16 | 12.3 | 217 | −0.7% | #419 of 2,176 |
| 8Pope County, MN | 62 | 5 | 10.1 | 252 | +0.8% | #454 of 2,176 |
| 9Faribault County, MN | 61 | 5 | 8.2 | 297 | −0.1% | #502 of 2,176 |
| 10Carlton County, MN | 61 | 19 | 13.5 | 192 | +1.4% | #517 of 2,176 |
| 63Blue Earth County, MN | 29 | 99 | 35.9 | 70 | +2.1% | #2,057 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Blue Earth 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 estate28
- Real estate agents and brokers29
- Property management23
- Mortgage brokers and lenders31
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Blue Earth County, MN?
There are 99 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Blue Earth County as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $379.7M a year, or $13,753 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 99 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 30% 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 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Blue Earth County has 35.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 70, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 70, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,022 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 29 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,057 of 2,176 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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