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Real estate agents and brokers in McKenzie County, ND
How McKenzie County, ND 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #912 of 2,176 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,949 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 103
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,192
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 real estate agents and brokers in McKenzie County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.3, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $15,949 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in McKenzie County spend about $95.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3% 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 3 businesses with payroll in McKenzie County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,999 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show McKenzie County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in McKenzie County is 53 (upper middle), #912 of 2,176 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota.
How McKenzie 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 | McKenzie County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.3 | 20.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 103 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,999 | 888 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,949 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $93,404 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 0
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $119K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,192+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,997
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $93,404+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,028
- Median home value
- $349,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,556
- Daytime population
- 18,249Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 McKenzie 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in McKenzie County, ND?
There are 17 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in McKenzie County as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in McKenzie County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $95.6M a year, or $15,949 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% 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 5,997 households in McKenzie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKenzie County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
McKenzie County has 28.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 103, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, McKenzie County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,999 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is McKenzie County, ND growing?
Population estimates put McKenzie County at 15,192 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,997 households. The median household income in McKenzie County is $93,404 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. McKenzie County scores 53 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #912 of 2,176 scored counties.
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