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Real estate agents and brokers in Missoula County, MT

The real estate agents and brokers in Missoula County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,656 of 2,176 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties in Montana

Listings
191
9 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
120
+16.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$926.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,589 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
89
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.3
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,513
+4.4% since 2020

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What this means

Missoula County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,656 of 2,176 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Missoula County comes to about $926.6M a year: $17,589 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. 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.

There are 191 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.3, 19% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Missoula County in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show Missoula County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Missoula 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Missoula County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMissoula CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.337.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8984100
Households per official establishment439417788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.5%+30.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,589$17,303$16,661
Median household income$75,598$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score3931

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
103 → 120+16.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
244
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1919 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
170The 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 Missoula 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 Missoula County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,513+4.4% since 2020
Households
52,679
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,306
Median home value
$472,100
Jobs located here
66,258
Daytime population
128,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Richland County, MT60613.6240−1.3%#545 of 2,176
2Custer County, MT56815.9191+1.5%#737 of 2,176
3Sanders County, MT501323.8120+12.9%#1,058 of 2,176
4Carbon County, MT501327.9118+9.1%#1,059 of 2,176
5Lake County, MT474031.895+6.9%#1,245 of 2,176
6Fergus County, MT451426.4111+3.1%#1,333 of 2,176
7Hill County, MT411422.6126−0.5%#1,515 of 2,176
8Cascade County, MT4110529.5104+0.7%#1,527 of 2,176
9Yellowstone County, MT4024034.395+4.5%#1,601 of 2,176
10Silver Bow County, MT394629.897+2.6%#1,653 of 2,176
11Missoula County, MT3919136.389+4.4%#1,656 of 2,176

Other business types in Missoula 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 Missoula County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 191 real estate agents and brokers in Missoula County. 9 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $926.6M a year, or $17,589 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 191 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Missoula 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 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Missoula County would have about 170, against 191 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 39 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,656 of 2,176 scored counties.

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