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Real estate agents and brokers in Watonwan County, MN
How Watonwan County, MN 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #820 of 2,176 scored counties
#17 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $57.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,696 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 177
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,459
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate agents and brokers in Watonwan County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.2 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Watonwan County comes to about $57.9M a year: $13,696 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 77% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Watonwan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Watonwan County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Watonwan County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #820 of 2,176 scored counties and #17 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Watonwan 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 | Watonwan County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 29.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 177 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 711 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.1% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,696 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,699 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Watonwan 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 Watonwan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,459+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,227
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $71,699+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,447
- Median home value
- $162,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,626
- Daytime population
- 10,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Watonwan County, MN | 54 | 6 | 14.2 | 177 | +2.0% | #820 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Watonwan 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 estate59
- Real estate agents and brokers54
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Watonwan County, MN?
Watonwan County has 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Watonwan County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Watonwan County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $57.9M a year, or $13,696 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 77% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,227 households in Watonwan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Watonwan County, MN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Watonwan County has 14.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 177, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Watonwan County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Watonwan County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Watonwan County at 11,459 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,227 households. The median household income in Watonwan County is $71,699 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Watonwan County scores 54 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #820 of 2,176 scored counties.
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