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Real estate agents and brokers in Goodhue County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Goodhue County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,034 of 2,176 scored counties
#26 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
30
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$282.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,311 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
173
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,195
+1.3% 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

Households in Goodhue County spend about $282.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,311 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 73% above 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 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Goodhue County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 50% 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 Goodhue County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 986 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Goodhue County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Goodhue County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,034 of 2,176 scored counties and #26 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Goodhue 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Goodhue County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureGoodhue CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.229.030.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)17396100
Households per official establishment986711788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,311$15,162$16,661
Median household income$84,171$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5034

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 20
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
301 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 Goodhue 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 Goodhue County

Population, 2025 estimate
48,195+1.3% since 2020
Households
19,727
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
757 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$84,171+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,161
Median home value
$285,100
Jobs located here
19,843
Daytime population
42,664Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Goodhue County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dodge County, MN75911.1249+2.3%#85 of 2,176
2Fillmore County, MN6889.2278+1.4%#264 of 2,176
3Polk County, MN6686.5387−1.8%#315 of 2,176
4Sibley County, MN65813.5193+3.6%#360 of 2,176
5Clay County, MN642810.6245+3.6%#380 of 2,176
6Sherburne County, MN644612.9225+6.8%#383 of 2,176
7Nicollet County, MN631612.3217−0.7%#419 of 2,176
8Pope County, MN62510.1252+0.8%#454 of 2,176
9Faribault County, MN6158.2297−0.1%#502 of 2,176
10Carlton County, MN611913.5192+1.4%#517 of 2,176
26Goodhue County, MN503015.2173+1.3%#1,034 of 2,176

Other business types in Goodhue 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 Goodhue County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 real estate agents and brokers in Goodhue County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Goodhue County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $282.3M a year, or $14,311 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 73% above 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 19,727 households in Goodhue County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Goodhue County has 15.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 173, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Goodhue County would have about 52, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 986 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Goodhue County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Goodhue County at 48,195 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Goodhue County is $84,171, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Goodhue County scores 50 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #1,034 of 2,176 scored counties.

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