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Real estate agents and brokers in the Rochester, NY metro area
How the Rochester, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #50 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 911
- 22 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 262
- +17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,716 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 159
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,056,149
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Rochester metro area spend about $7.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,716 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 59% 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 911 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Rochester metro area as of September 2026. 22 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 262 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Rochester metro area in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,702 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $395K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Rochester metro area.
Population estimates show the Rochester metro area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Rochester metro area is 67 (upper middle), #50 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Rochester metro area 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 | Rochester metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 26.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 159 | 132 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,702 | 1,170 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.0% | +7.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,716 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,284 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 262+17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 628
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,449The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $395K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Rochester metro area, 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 the Rochester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,056,149−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 445,836
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,928 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 362
- Median household income
- $76,284
- Average household income
- $100,943
- Median home value
- $204,600
- Jobs located here
- 501,944
- Daytime population
- 1,064,689Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 77 | 841 | 22.0 | 157 | +1.9% | #15 of 387 |
| 2Binghamton, NY | 74 | 121 | 11.8 | 259 | −1.3% | #22 of 387 |
| 3Elmira, NY | 73 | 38 | 10.8 | 280 | −3.9% | #25 of 387 |
| 4Utica-Rome, NY | 73 | 158 | 13.1 | 237 | −2.0% | #28 of 387 |
| 5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 72 | 838 | 16.7 | 191 | −0.8% | #31 of 387 |
| 6Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 72 | 651 | 25.5 | 142 | +3.0% | #34 of 387 |
| 7Ithaca, NY | 70 | 85 | 19.6 | 167 | −1.4% | #38 of 387 |
| 8Kingston, NY | 70 | 187 | 25.2 | 137 | +1.1% | #41 of 387 |
| 9Syracuse, NY | 68 | 527 | 19.4 | 166 | −1.3% | #46 of 387 |
| 10Rochester, NY | 67 | 911 | 20.4 | 159 | −0.7% | #50 of 387 |
Other business types in the Rochester metro area
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 estate67
- Real estate agents and brokers67
- Property management50
- Mortgage brokers and lenders76
- Home inspectors65
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Rochester, NY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 911 real estate agents and brokers in the Rochester metro area. 22 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 262 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rochester, NY metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.9B a year, or $17,716 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 911 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 59% 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 445,836 households in the Rochester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rochester, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Rochester metro area has 20.4 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 159, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Rochester metro area would have about 1,449, against 911 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,702 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rochester, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rochester metro area at 1,056,149 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 445,836 households. Median household income in the Rochester metro area is $76,284, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Rochester metro area scores 67 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #50 of 387 scored metro areas.
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