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Real estate agents and brokers in Nevada

Markets across Nevada ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
5,379
201 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
2,295
+22.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.5B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
44.7
46% above the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
73
27% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#48 of 51
Market score 33 · Lower middle

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 5,379 real estate agents and brokers in Nevada. Of those, 201 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.7, 46% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Nevada comes to about $21.5B a year: $17,879 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 27% 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 2,295 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Nevada in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 524 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, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Nevada.

Among the 50 states and DC, Nevada ranks #48 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest (40). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Fallon area scores highest (80).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nevada, 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

Metro areas reaching Nevada, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Reno, NV401,02545.675+5.0%#287 of 387
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV374,00846.570+5.8%#316 of 387
3Carson City, NV3110142.674−0.2%#367 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Nevada, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Fallon, NV801313.7234+1.1%#10 of 533
2Pahrump, NV544419.8150+10.3%#208 of 533
3Elko, NV505627.7118+2.1%#264 of 533
4Winnemucca, NV491623.21370.0%#276 of 533
5Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA3410246.975+0.9%#472 of 533

Counties

Counties in Nevada, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Churchill County, NV771313.7234+1.1%#64 of 2,176
2Lyon County, NV685021.1152+9.5%#286 of 2,176
3Nye County, NV574419.8150+10.3%#696 of 2,176
4Humboldt County, NV521623.21370.0%#948 of 2,176
5Elko County, NV525628.5115+2.1%#961 of 2,176
6Washoe County, NV3997448.970+4.4%#1,668 of 2,176
7Clark County, NV384,00846.570+5.8%#1,713 of 2,176
8Carson City, NV3210142.674−0.2%#1,977 of 2,176
9Douglas County, NV3110147.474+1.2%#2,005 of 2,176
White Pine County, NVNot scored617.9166−4.5%
Pershing County, NVNot scored317.3173−3.2%
Lander County, NVNot scored418.8174+2.6%
Mineral County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lincoln County, NVNot scored211.6273−2.6%
Storey County, NVNot scored15.3652+3.7%
Eureka County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+0.8%
Esmeralda County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%

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 Nevada?

Nevada has 5,379 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 201 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 2,295 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Nevada spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $21.5B a year, or $17,879 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5,379 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 27% 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 1,202,593 households in Nevada and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nevada compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Nevada has 44.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 73, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Nevada would have about 3,944, against 5,379 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Nevada has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest, at 40 (lower middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Fallon area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Nevada, Churchill County scores highest, at 77 (high). 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. Nevada scores 33 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #48 of the 50 states and DC.

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