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Real estate agents and brokers in Jackson County, MO

How Jackson County, MO 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,023 of 2,176 scored counties
#66 of 78 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
865
33 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
328
+28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,622 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
89
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.2
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
732,994
+2.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Jackson County is 30 (lower middle), #2,023 of 2,176 scored counties and #66 of 78 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 865 real estate agents and brokers in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 28.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Jackson County spend about $4.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,622 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 11% 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 328 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Jackson County in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 935 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Jackson County. Population estimates show Jackson County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jackson County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Jackson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.225.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8999100
Households per official establishment935984788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.6%+23.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,622$13,809$16,661
Median household income$68,577$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
255 → 328+28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
788
Annual payroll, 2023
$75.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
86533 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
767The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
732,994+2.1% since 2020
Households
306,798
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,191
Median household income
$68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,212
Median home value
$230,500
Jobs located here
400,567
Daytime population
769,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Andrew County, MO6657.2356+0.7%#316 of 2,176
2McDonald County, MO6255.8385+3.1%#448 of 2,176
3Callaway County, MO592213.3186+3.2%#595 of 2,176
4Jefferson County, MO5912814.5181+2.7%#597 of 2,176
5Lincoln County, MO595122.4118+11.4%#622 of 2,176
6Pike County, MO5869.3248+3.1%#633 of 2,176
7Dallas County, MO58710.3214+5.2%#638 of 2,176
8Washington County, MO5766.7336+1.6%#666 of 2,176
9Benton County, MO5678.2270+5.7%#721 of 2,176
10Lawrence County, MO562114.4162+3.7%#745 of 2,176
66Jackson County, MO3086528.289+2.1%#2,023 of 2,176

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, MO?

There are 865 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 33 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 328 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.2B a year, or $13,622 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 865 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% 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 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 28.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Jackson County would have about 767, against 865 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 935 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 30 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,023 of 2,176 scored counties.

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