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Real estate agents and brokers in Dutchess County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Dutchess County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #366 of 2,176 scored counties
#34 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 241
- 13 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,976 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 177
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dutchess County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,976 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 77% 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.
Dutchess County has 241 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 20.7 per 10,000 households, 32% 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 Dutchess County was 78 in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,491 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $85K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dutchess County.
Population estimates show Dutchess County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Dutchess County is 65 (upper middle), #366 of 2,176 scored counties and #34 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dutchess County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 26.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 177 | 132 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,491 | 1,170 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.0% | +7.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,976 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 78−6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 426The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $85K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schenectady County, NY | 85 | 76 | 11.4 | 291 | +3.0% | #6 of 2,176 |
| 2Wayne County, NY | 80 | 34 | 8.9 | 355 | +0.1% | #22 of 2,176 |
| 3Tioga County, NY | 79 | 12 | 5.9 | 539 | −1.9% | #31 of 2,176 |
| 4Seneca County, NY | 78 | 7 | 5.1 | 593 | −1.7% | #44 of 2,176 |
| 5Genesee County, NY | 78 | 17 | 6.8 | 456 | +0.2% | #45 of 2,176 |
| 6Wyoming County, NY | 78 | 12 | 7.3 | 420 | −1.3% | #47 of 2,176 |
| 7Oswego County, NY | 78 | 39 | 8.3 | 375 | +1.0% | #48 of 2,176 |
| 8Allegany County, NY | 78 | 19 | 10.7 | 274 | +0.9% | #53 of 2,176 |
| 9Rensselaer County, NY | 78 | 91 | 13.6 | 248 | −0.2% | #54 of 2,176 |
| 10Schoharie County, NY | 77 | 13 | 10.1 | 310 | +1.4% | #60 of 2,176 |
| 34Dutchess County, NY | 65 | 241 | 20.7 | 177 | +1.5% | #366 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Dutchess 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 estate58
- Real estate agents and brokers65
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders83
- Home inspectors41
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Dutchess County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 241 real estate agents and brokers in Dutchess County. 13 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $19,976 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 241 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 77% 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Dutchess County has 20.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 177, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 426, against 241 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,491 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 65 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #366 of 2,176 scored counties.
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