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Real estate agents and brokers in Buffalo County, NE
The real estate agents and brokers in Buffalo County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,789 of 2,176 scored counties
#18 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 41
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $277.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,879 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 124
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,172
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Buffalo County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,789 of 2,176 scored counties and #18 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $13,879 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Buffalo County spend about $277.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 24% 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.
There are 41 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Buffalo County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Buffalo County was 30 in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 666 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Buffalo County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Buffalo County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Buffalo County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 22.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 124 | 116 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 666 | 705 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +14.1% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,879 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $75,911 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 30+15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,172+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,984
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,897
- Median home value
- $246,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,301
- Daytime population
- 53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| 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 |
| 18Buffalo County, NE | 36 | 41 | 20.5 | 124 | +1.9% | #1,789 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Buffalo 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers36
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Buffalo County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 real estate agents and brokers in Buffalo County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Buffalo County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $277.4M a year, or $13,879 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 41 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 24% 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 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Buffalo County has 20.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 124, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Buffalo County would have about 51, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 666 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County scores 36 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,789 of 2,176 scored counties.
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