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Real estate agents and brokers in Grand Forks County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Grand Forks County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,416 of 2,176 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 65
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $426.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,616 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 120
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 real estate agents and brokers in Grand Forks County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 20.8 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Grand Forks County comes to about $426.1M a year: $13,616 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 20% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Grand Forks County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,490 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Grand Forks County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Forks County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Grand Forks County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,416 of 2,176 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Grand Forks County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 20.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 120 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,490 | 888 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,616 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 652 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richland County, ND | 69 | 6 | 8.8 | 295 | +1.2% | #237 of 2,176 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 59 | 14 | 10.0 | 260 | +3.8% | #581 of 2,176 |
| 3McKenzie County, ND | 53 | 17 | 28.3 | 103 | +2.8% | #912 of 2,176 |
| 4Barnes County, ND | 46 | 5 | 10.2 | 239 | −2.7% | #1,253 of 2,176 |
| 5Stutsman County, ND | 44 | 15 | 15.9 | 151 | −0.6% | #1,369 of 2,176 |
| 6Grand Forks County, ND | 43 | 65 | 20.8 | 120 | +1.9% | #1,416 of 2,176 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 43 | 30 | 22.2 | 117 | +0.5% | #1,420 of 2,176 |
| 8Williams County, ND | 39 | 32 | 21.1 | 131 | +1.4% | #1,638 of 2,176 |
| 9Ramsey County, ND | 37 | 9 | 16.6 | 145 | −0.4% | #1,726 of 2,176 |
| 10Cass County, ND | 37 | 233 | 27.8 | 94 | +9.1% | #1,757 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Grand Forks 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management17
- Mortgage brokers and lenders63
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Grand Forks County, ND?
There are 65 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Grand Forks County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $426.1M a year, or $13,616 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 65 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 20% 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 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Grand Forks County has 20.8 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 120, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 78, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,490 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 43 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,416 of 2,176 scored counties.
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