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Real estate agents and brokers in Lincoln County, MT
How Lincoln County, MT 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,710 of 2,176 scored counties
#13 of 17 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 33
- 5 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $135.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,917 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 75
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,328
- +13.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Lincoln County is 38 (lower middle), #1,710 of 2,176 scored counties and #13 of 17 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 real estate agents and brokers in Lincoln County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 15%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 36.3 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Lincoln County spend about $135.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,917 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 25% 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lincoln County in 2023. That is one for every 605 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 13.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Lincoln County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.3 | 37.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 75 | 84 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 605 | 417 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,917 | $17,303 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $47,143 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 335 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,328+13.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,082
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $47,143+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,699
- Median home value
- $296,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,146
- Daytime population
- 20,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richland County, MT | 60 | 6 | 13.6 | 240 | −1.3% | #545 of 2,176 |
| 2Custer County, MT | 56 | 8 | 15.9 | 191 | +1.5% | #737 of 2,176 |
| 3Sanders County, MT | 50 | 13 | 23.8 | 120 | +12.9% | #1,058 of 2,176 |
| 4Carbon County, MT | 50 | 13 | 27.9 | 118 | +9.1% | #1,059 of 2,176 |
| 5Lake County, MT | 47 | 40 | 31.8 | 95 | +6.9% | #1,245 of 2,176 |
| 6Fergus County, MT | 45 | 14 | 26.4 | 111 | +3.1% | #1,333 of 2,176 |
| 7Hill County, MT | 41 | 14 | 22.6 | 126 | −0.5% | #1,515 of 2,176 |
| 8Cascade County, MT | 41 | 105 | 29.5 | 104 | +0.7% | #1,527 of 2,176 |
| 9Yellowstone County, MT | 40 | 240 | 34.3 | 95 | +4.5% | #1,601 of 2,176 |
| 10Silver Bow County, MT | 39 | 46 | 29.8 | 97 | +2.6% | #1,653 of 2,176 |
| 13Lincoln County, MT | 38 | 33 | 36.3 | 75 | +13.1% | #1,710 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 estate41
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Lincoln County, MT?
There are 33 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Lincoln County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $135.5M a year, or $14,917 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 33 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 25% 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 9,082 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, MT compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Lincoln County has 36.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 75, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 25, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 605 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 22,328 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,082 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $47,143 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Lincoln County scores 38 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,710 of 2,176 scored counties.
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