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Real estate agents and brokers in Morris County, NJ
How Morris County, NJ 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,009 of 2,176 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 714
- 48 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 213
- +0.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $22,954 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 114
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.9
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 524,251
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Morris County spend about $4.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $22,954 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 14% 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 714 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Morris County as of September 2026. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 36.9 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 213 businesses with payroll in Morris County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $280K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Morris County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morris County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Morris County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,009 of 2,176 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Morris County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Morris County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.9 | 29.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 114 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 907 | 1,515 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.5% | +1.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $22,954 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $137,326 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 82 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 212 → 213+0.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,298
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $351.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71448 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 814The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $280K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Morris 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 Morris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 524,251+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 193,245
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,116
- Median household income
- $137,326+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $186,467
- Median home value
- $582,500
- Jobs located here
- 316,491
- Daytime population
- 565,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, NJ | 90 | 46 | 10.1 | 351 | +3.2% | #1 of 2,176 |
| 2Salem County, NJ | 80 | 38 | 15.3 | 215 | +2.3% | #27 of 2,176 |
| 3Sussex County, NJ | 74 | 147 | 25.4 | 152 | +2.9% | #115 of 2,176 |
| 4Middlesex County, NJ | 73 | 632 | 20.5 | 187 | +2.6% | #137 of 2,176 |
| 5Hunterdon County, NJ | 71 | 149 | 29.3 | 145 | +2.3% | #198 of 2,176 |
| 6Camden County, NJ | 70 | 445 | 22.0 | 157 | +2.4% | #223 of 2,176 |
| 7Hudson County, NJ | 68 | 635 | 21.2 | 171 | +1.8% | #282 of 2,176 |
| 8Passaic County, NJ | 67 | 403 | 22.5 | 155 | +1.6% | #307 of 2,176 |
| 9Cumberland County, NJ | 66 | 125 | 23.2 | 133 | +2.2% | #338 of 2,176 |
| 10Essex County, NJ | 65 | 864 | 27.0 | 129 | +4.2% | #371 of 2,176 |
| 18Morris County, NJ | 51 | 714 | 36.9 | 114 | +3.2% | #1,009 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Morris 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 estate47
- Real estate agents and brokers51
- Property management73
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors81
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Morris County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 714 real estate agents and brokers in Morris County. 48 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 213 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 0.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Morris County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.4B a year, or $22,954 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 714 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 14% 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 193,245 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morris County, NJ compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Morris County has 36.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 114, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Morris County would have about 814, against 714 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Morris County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Morris County at 524,251 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 193,245 households. Median household income in Morris County is $137,326, 70% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Morris County scores 51 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #1,009 of 2,176 scored counties.
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