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Real estate agents and brokers in Yates County, NY
How Yates County, NY 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,431 of 2,176 scored counties
#57 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $164.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,314 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 108
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.5
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,547
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 real estate agents and brokers in Yates County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.5, 4% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Yates County spend about $164.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,314 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Yates County in 2023. That is one for every 1,356 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Yates County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, Yates County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,431 of 2,176 scored counties and #57 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Yates 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 | Yates County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.5 | 26.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 108 | 132 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,356 | 1,170 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,314 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,701 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $367K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Yates 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 Yates County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,547−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,490
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 338 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $69,701+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,191
- Median home value
- $184,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,810
- Daytime population
- 22,769Residents 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 |
| 57Yates County, NY | 43 | 28 | 29.5 | 108 | −0.8% | #1,431 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Yates 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 estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Yates County, NY?
Yates County has 28 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Yates County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $164.3M a year, or $17,314 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% 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 9,490 households in Yates County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yates County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Yates County has 29.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Yates County would have about 30, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,356 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Yates County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Yates County at 24,547 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,490 households. The median household income in Yates County is $69,701 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Yates County scores 43 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,431 of 2,176 scored counties.
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