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Real estate agents and brokers in Richland County, ND

The real estate agents and brokers in Richland County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #237 of 2,176 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$96.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,101 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
295
3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,731
+1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate agents and brokers in Richland County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Richland County comes to about $96.6M a year: $14,101 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3 times 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 Richland County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,283 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #237 of 2,176 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Richland 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Richland County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.820.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)295127100
Households per official establishment2,283888788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.9%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,101$14,169$16,661
Median household income$75,432$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score6953

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$90K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
63 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,731+1.2% since 2020
Households
6,849
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$75,432+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,435
Median home value
$183,600
Jobs located here
7,757
Daytime population
15,983Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Richland County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Richland County, ND6968.8295+1.2%#237 of 2,176
2Morton County, ND591410.0260+3.8%#581 of 2,176
3McKenzie County, ND531728.3103+2.8%#912 of 2,176
4Barnes County, ND46510.2239−2.7%#1,253 of 2,176
5Stutsman County, ND441515.9151−0.6%#1,369 of 2,176
6Grand Forks County, ND436520.8120+1.9%#1,416 of 2,176
7Stark County, ND433022.2117+0.5%#1,420 of 2,176
8Williams County, ND393221.1131+1.4%#1,638 of 2,176
9Ramsey County, ND37916.6145−0.4%#1,726 of 2,176
10Cass County, ND3723327.894+9.1%#1,757 of 2,176

Other business types in Richland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Richland County, ND?

Richland County has 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) 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 Richland County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $96.6M a year, or $14,101 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3 times 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 6,849 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Richland County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Richland County has 8.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 295, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Richland County would have about 18, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,283 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 16,731 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,849 households. The median household income in Richland County is $75,432 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Richland County scores 69 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #237 of 2,176 scored counties.

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