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Real estate agents and brokers in Passaic County, NJ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #307 of 2,176 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
403
14 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
79
+17.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,036 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
155
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
531,624
+1.6% since 2020

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 403 real estate agents and brokers in Passaic County. 14 of them (3%) are chain locations, 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 Passaic County spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,036 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 55% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Passaic County was 79 in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,265 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Passaic County.

Population estimates put the population change in Passaic County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Passaic County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #307 of 2,176 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Passaic 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Passaic County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasurePassaic CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.529.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)155127100
Households per official establishment2,2651,515788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.9%+1.2%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,036$20,430$16,661
Median household income$87,522$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6782

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 79+17.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
220
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40314 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
625The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Passaic 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 Passaic County

Population, 2025 estimate
531,624+1.6% since 2020
Households
178,936
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
186 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,799
Median household income
$87,522+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,487
Median home value
$459,500
Jobs located here
183,159
Daytime population
455,260Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Passaic County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, NJ904610.1351+3.2%#1 of 2,176
2Salem County, NJ803815.3215+2.3%#27 of 2,176
3Sussex County, NJ7414725.4152+2.9%#115 of 2,176
4Middlesex County, NJ7363220.5187+2.6%#137 of 2,176
5Hunterdon County, NJ7114929.3145+2.3%#198 of 2,176
6Camden County, NJ7044522.0157+2.4%#223 of 2,176
7Hudson County, NJ6863521.2171+1.8%#282 of 2,176
8Passaic County, NJ6740322.5155+1.6%#307 of 2,176
9Cumberland County, NJ6612523.2133+2.2%#338 of 2,176
10Essex County, NJ6586427.0129+4.2%#371 of 2,176

Other business types in Passaic 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 Passaic County, NJ?

There are 403 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Passaic County as of September 2026. 14 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Passaic County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.4B a year, or $19,036 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 403 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 55% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 178,936 households in Passaic County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Passaic County 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 155, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Passaic County would have about 625, against 403 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,265 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Passaic County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Passaic County at 531,624 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,936 households. The median household income in Passaic County is $87,522 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Passaic County scores 67 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #307 of 2,176 scored counties.

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