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Real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,095 of 2,176 scored counties
#71 of 78 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 1,417
- 73 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 502
- +5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,102 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 81
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.2
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #2,095 of 2,176 scored counties and #71 of 78 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,417 real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 34.2 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in St. Louis County comes to about $6.2B a year: $15,102 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis County was 502 in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 824 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $170K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis County. Population estimates show St. Louis County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Louis 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.
| Measure | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.2 | 25.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 81 | 99 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 824 | 984 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.2% | +23.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,102 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 477 → 502+5.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,337
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $98.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,41773 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $170K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew County, MO | 66 | 5 | 7.2 | 356 | +0.7% | #316 of 2,176 |
| 2McDonald County, MO | 62 | 5 | 5.8 | 385 | +3.1% | #448 of 2,176 |
| 3Callaway County, MO | 59 | 22 | 13.3 | 186 | +3.2% | #595 of 2,176 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 59 | 128 | 14.5 | 181 | +2.7% | #597 of 2,176 |
| 5Lincoln County, MO | 59 | 51 | 22.4 | 118 | +11.4% | #622 of 2,176 |
| 6Pike County, MO | 58 | 6 | 9.3 | 248 | +3.1% | #633 of 2,176 |
| 7Dallas County, MO | 58 | 7 | 10.3 | 214 | +5.2% | #638 of 2,176 |
| 8Washington County, MO | 57 | 6 | 6.7 | 336 | +1.6% | #666 of 2,176 |
| 9Benton County, MO | 56 | 7 | 8.2 | 270 | +5.7% | #721 of 2,176 |
| 10Lawrence County, MO | 56 | 21 | 14.4 | 162 | +3.7% | #745 of 2,176 |
| 71St. Louis County, MO | 27 | 1,417 | 34.2 | 81 | −1.2% | #2,095 of 2,176 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 estate25
- Real estate agents and brokers27
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders23
- Home inspectors45
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in St. Louis County, MO?
St. Louis County has 1,417 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 73 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 502 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.2B a year, or $15,102 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,417 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% 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 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
St. Louis County has 34.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 1,146, against 1,417 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 824 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. St. Louis County scores 27 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,095 of 2,176 scored counties.
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