Market rankings · Nebraska
Real estate agents and brokers in Nebraska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Nebraska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,794
- 54 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 1,131
- +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.5
- 26% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 116
- 16% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #31 of 51
- Market score 46 · Lower middle
A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Nebraska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 1,794 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Nebraska as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.5, 26% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Nebraska spend about $11.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,176 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 16% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Nebraska was 1,131 in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 705 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Nebraska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Nebraska ranks #31 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Nebraska, the Grand Island metro area scores highest (47). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nebraska, the Beatrice area scores highest (55).
Every market in Nebraska for real estate agents and brokers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nebraska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grand Island, NE | 47 | 58 | 19.1 | 129 | +1.5% | #207 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 43 | 133 | 24.0 | 106 | +1.0% | #251 of 387 |
| 2Omaha, NE-IA | 40 | 1,062 | 27.2 | 100 | +4.2% | #280 of 387 |
| 3Lincoln, NE | 37 | 340 | 24.1 | 107 | +3.3% | #308 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beatrice, NE | 55 | 10 | 10.7 | 226 | +0.2% | #183 of 533 |
| 2Columbus, NE | 49 | 28 | 16.1 | 156 | +3.8% | #273 of 533 |
| 3Hastings, NE | 47 | 21 | 12.3 | 201 | −0.2% | #297 of 533 |
| 4Lexington, NE | 45 | 19 | 19.0 | 131 | +1.1% | #330 of 533 |
| 5Fremont, NE | 45 | 29 | 19.1 | 130 | +2.6% | #331 of 533 |
| 6Norfolk, NE | 42 | 35 | 17.8 | 138 | +1.1% | #359 of 533 |
| 7Kearney, NE | 38 | 45 | 19.7 | 129 | +1.9% | #416 of 533 |
| 8Scottsbluff, NE | 34 | 22 | 14.3 | 166 | −1.2% | #464 of 533 |
| 9North Platte, NE | 25 | 28 | 18.4 | 130 | −3.6% | #520 of 533 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 66 | 7 | 6.5 | 431 | +3.9% | #313 of 2,176 |
| 2Saline County, NE | 63 | 6 | 11.7 | 220 | +1.9% | #418 of 2,176 |
| 3Sarpy County, NE | 62 | 110 | 14.8 | 196 | +9.0% | #472 of 2,176 |
| 4Otoe County, NE | 60 | 8 | 12.5 | 207 | +3.9% | #554 of 2,176 |
| 5Seward County, NE | 59 | 7 | 10.3 | 254 | +2.3% | #584 of 2,176 |
| 6Washington County, NE | 58 | 11 | 13.1 | 215 | +1.8% | #637 of 2,176 |
| 7Gage County, NE | 54 | 10 | 10.7 | 226 | +0.2% | #811 of 2,176 |
| 8Custer County, NE | 53 | 5 | 11.1 | 220 | 0.0% | #863 of 2,176 |
| 9Dakota County, NE | 50 | 10 | 13.4 | 184 | +0.7% | #1,031 of 2,176 |
| 10York County, NE | 50 | 9 | 15.8 | 161 | +3.3% | #1,039 of 2,176 |
| 11Dodge County, NE | 47 | 29 | 19.1 | 130 | +2.6% | #1,223 of 2,176 |
| 12Dawson County, NE | 46 | 18 | 19.7 | 127 | +1.5% | #1,277 of 2,176 |
| 13Red Willow County, NE | 43 | 6 | 13.3 | 182 | −3.5% | #1,402 of 2,176 |
| 14Adams County, NE | 42 | 17 | 13.0 | 190 | −0.3% | #1,456 of 2,176 |
| 15Platte County, NE | 42 | 25 | 18.3 | 136 | +3.9% | #1,462 of 2,176 |
| 16Holt County, NE | 41 | 6 | 14.8 | 164 | −0.3% | #1,505 of 2,176 |
| 17Box Butte County, NE | 40 | 5 | 11.1 | 212 | −3.0% | #1,555 of 2,176 |
| 18Buffalo County, NE | 36 | 41 | 20.5 | 124 | +1.9% | #1,789 of 2,176 |
| 19Hall County, NE | 36 | 51 | 20.7 | 119 | +1.4% | #1,790 of 2,176 |
| 20Scotts Bluff County, NE | 35 | 22 | 14.6 | 162 | −1.3% | #1,836 of 2,176 |
| 21Lancaster County, NE | 34 | 333 | 24.8 | 103 | +3.4% | #1,896 of 2,176 |
| 22Madison County, NE | 33 | 33 | 22.8 | 107 | +1.6% | #1,935 of 2,176 |
| 23Douglas County, NE | 31 | 844 | 35.4 | 76 | +3.6% | #2,004 of 2,176 |
| 24Lincoln County, NE | 30 | 28 | 18.8 | 128 | −3.6% | #2,013 of 2,176 |
| Saunders County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | 610 | +6.0% |
Show all 93 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 8.1 | 323 | +3.6% | |
| Wayne County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 21.3 | 113 | +3.3% | |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 17.9 | 129 | +0.4% | |
| Hamilton County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 13.8 | 190 | +2.9% | |
| Phelps County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 15.3 | 163 | +0.2% | |
| Cuming County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 7.9 | 320 | −2.1% | |
| Butler County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 8.5 | 301 | +1.8% | |
| Knox County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 17.5 | 134 | −0.5% | |
| Cedar County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 17.4 | 144 | 0.0% | |
| Keith County, NE | Not scored | 10 | 24.7 | 96 | −2.7% | |
| Dawes County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 14.5 | 159 | −3.7% | |
| Richardson County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | 424 | −4.2% | |
| Merrick County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 12.5 | 194 | +3.3% | |
| Pierce County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 7.0 | 352 | +0.5% | |
| Jefferson County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 12.8 | 183 | −2.6% | |
| Nemaha County, NE | Not scored | 7 | 24.6 | 98 | +0.2% | |
| Burt County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 10.2 | 233 | −0.6% | |
| Kearney County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 14.2 | 183 | +1.5% | |
| Thurston County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | 484 | −0.1% | |
| Howard County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 12.0 | 215 | +0.8% | |
| Antelope County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | 632 | +1.0% | |
| Clay County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | 630 | +1.1% | |
| Stanton County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Dixon County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 4.6 | 543 | +0.4% | |
| Fillmore County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 21.2 | 120 | −2.0% | |
| Cherry County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 35.8 | 67 | +1.9% | |
| Boone County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 13.7 | 185 | −0.1% | |
| Johnson County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Polk County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | 530 | +1.1% | |
| Sheridan County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 9.5 | 252 | −5.7% | |
| Thayer County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 9.6 | 254 | −3.6% | |
| Furnas County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 24.9 | 92 | −2.2% | |
| Morrill County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 5.2 | 436 | −3.3% | |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 15.6 | 161 | +0.2% | |
| Valley County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 11.1 | 222 | +0.9% | |
| Chase County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 27.1 | 90 | −4.4% | |
| Webster County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 20.1 | 119 | −1.6% | |
| Nance County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | 322 | −3.0% | |
| Kimball County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 13.4 | 168 | −0.5% | |
| Sherman County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | 312 | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | 293 | −2.6% | |
| Harlan County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 16.7 | 156 | −1.9% | |
| Franklin County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 7.7 | 309 | −3.1% | |
| Perkins County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 8.4 | 294 | −0.3% | |
| Frontier County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 9.3 | 255 | +6.0% | |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Pawnee County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Greeley County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Gosper County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 12.0 | 213 | −4.8% | |
| Deuel County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Garden County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 11.7 | 179 | −4.5% | |
| Dundy County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Garfield County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 28.5 | 83 | −5.4% | |
| Boyd County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Rock County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Sioux County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.7% | |
| Wheeler County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% | |
| Hayes County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Logan County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Banner County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Hooker County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Grant County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.3% | |
| Loup County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.1% | |
| Thomas County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.8% | |
| Arthur County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.9% | |
| McPherson County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Blaine County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Nebraska?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,794 real estate agents and brokers in Nebraska. 54 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 1,131 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Nebraska spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $11.3B a year, or $14,176 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,794 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 16% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 797,847 households in Nebraska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nebraska compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Nebraska has 22.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 116, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Nebraska would have about 2,074, against 1,794 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 705 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Nebraska has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?
Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Nebraska, the Grand Island metro area scores highest, at 47 (lower middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nebraska, the Beatrice area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 24 scored counties in Nebraska, Cass County scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Nebraska scores 46 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #31 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Nebraska. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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