Market rankings · Ohio

Real estate agents and brokers in Ohio

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 10,076; 451 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments: 3,312; +20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year: $67.5B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 20.7; 32% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 123; 23% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #20 of 51; Market score 53 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

There are 10,076 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. Of those, 451 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.7, 32% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Ohio comes to about $67.5B a year: $13,878 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 23% 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.

Official counts show 3,312 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Ohio in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,468 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 69 SBA-backed loans worth $14.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Ohio.

Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #20 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest (62). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Van Wert area scores highest (65).

Every market in Ohio for real estate agents and brokers

Download the ranking (CSV)

Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	62	151	9.9	254	−2.6%	#76 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	60	45	9.1	264	−3.6%	#82 of 387
1Lima, OH	59	53	12.8	187	−1.2%	#93 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH	58	69	11.9	205	−3.6%	#101 of 387
2Mansfield, OH	57	68	13.6	172	−0.1%	#109 of 387
3Springfield, OH	57	80	14.3	167	−0.4%	#110 of 387
4Youngstown-Warren, OH	54	265	14.4	162	−1.4%	#136 of 387
5Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	52	2,082	23.0	119	+2.7%	#164 of 387
6Akron, OH	51	548	18.5	138	0.0%	#169 of 387
7Toledo, OH	51	461	18.1	136	−1.0%	#170 of 387
8Canton-Massillon, OH	49	306	18.3	134	−0.2%	#185 of 387
9Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46	814	23.6	107	+1.5%	#219 of 387
10Cleveland, OH	44	1,920	20.6	124	−0.8%	#242 of 387
11Columbus, OH	41	2,639	30.5	89	+4.7%	#273 of 387
12Sandusky, OH	38	124	24.3	104	−2.6%	#301 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Van Wert, OH	65	7	6.1	399	+0.3%	#73 of 533
2Marion, OH	65	23	9.3	250	−0.4%	#77 of 533
3Celina, OH	65	22	13.4	186	+0.5%	#83 of 533
4Bucyrus, OH	62	18	10.0	232	−0.3%	#105 of 533
5Gallipolis, OH	61	10	8.6	267	−0.5%	#116 of 533
6Sidney, OH	61	24	12.7	201	−0.2%	#119 of 533
7Tiffin, OH	61	27	12.1	198	−1.0%	#120 of 533
8Wilmington, OH	60	21	12.5	198	+0.6%	#134 of 533
9Fremont, OH	59	31	12.6	189	−0.4%	#144 of 533
10Wooster, OH	59	64	14.4	175	−0.1%	#145 of 533
11Wapakoneta, OH	59	28	14.8	174	−1.2%	#146 of 533
12Portsmouth, OH	55	27	9.4	238	−3.4%	#182 of 533
13Salem, OH	54	50	12.1	192	−2.2%	#200 of 533
14Urbana, OH	54	26	16.6	151	+0.2%	#207 of 533
15Greenville, OH	53	24	11.3	214	−0.7%	#213 of 533
16Washington Court House, OH	53	17	14.7	165	−1.4%	#219 of 533
17Ashland, OH	53	32	15.4	156	+0.1%	#224 of 533
18Coshocton, OH	51	18	12.2	187	+1.6%	#240 of 533
19Findlay, OH	50	54	17.1	148	+0.1%	#259 of 533
20Athens, OH	50	38	16.5	140	+1.3%	#261 of 533
21Norwalk, OH	48	30	12.8	189	−0.4%	#283 of 533
22New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	48	55	14.3	167	−0.9%	#286 of 533
23Chillicothe, OH	48	47	15.8	149	−0.8%	#289 of 533
24Bellefontaine, OH	48	37	18.9	131	+0.4%	#292 of 533
25Defiance, OH	46	25	16.3	151	+0.1%	#316 of 533
26Marietta, OH	46	40	16.1	148	−2.1%	#319 of 533
27Zanesville, OH	45	65	18.9	125	+0.7%	#332 of 533
28Mount Vernon, OH	41	51	21.7	117	+1.9%	#370 of 533
29Cambridge, OH	39	28	17.2	134	−0.1%	#402 of 533

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Holmes County, OH	78	10	7.5	352	+1.7%	#49 of 2,176
2Putnam County, OH	73	11	8.4	316	0.0%	#120 of 2,176
3Clermont County, OH	71	90	10.6	255	+3.9%	#177 of 2,176
4Madison County, OH	70	29	18.5	145	+7.1%	#224 of 2,176
5Brown County, OH	68	16	9.3	263	+1.6%	#266 of 2,176
6Lorain County, OH	67	160	12.5	206	+3.1%	#300 of 2,176
7Pickaway County, OH	66	39	17.8	144	+7.4%	#336 of 2,176
8Fulton County, OH	65	19	11.2	228	−1.9%	#350 of 2,176
9Henry County, OH	64	8	7.0	366	−0.2%	#372 of 2,176
10Hardin County, OH	63	7	6.0	402	−2.1%	#407 of 2,176
11Geauga County, OH	63	46	12.8	235	+0.3%	#414 of 2,176
12Portage County, OH	63	87	13.3	192	+1.0%	#430 of 2,176
13Marion County, OH	62	23	9.3	250	−0.4%	#455 of 2,176
14Mercer County, OH	61	22	13.4	186	+0.5%	#521 of 2,176
15Van Wert County, OH	60	7	6.1	399	+0.3%	#537 of 2,176
16Gallia County, OH	60	10	8.6	267	−0.5%	#544 of 2,176
17Crawford County, OH	60	18	10.0	232	−0.3%	#547 of 2,176
18Union County, OH	60	54	22.3	135	+16.5%	#571 of 2,176
19Shelby County, OH	59	24	12.7	201	−0.2%	#590 of 2,176
20Jefferson County, OH	58	23	8.5	271	−2.4%	#630 of 2,176
21Seneca County, OH	58	27	12.1	198	−1.0%	#642 of 2,176
22Clinton County, OH	58	21	12.5	198	+0.6%	#643 of 2,176
23Sandusky County, OH	57	31	12.6	189	−0.4%	#683 of 2,176
24Wayne County, OH	57	64	14.4	175	−0.1%	#687 of 2,176
25Auglaize County, OH	57	28	14.8	174	−1.2%	#688 of 2,176

Show all 88 counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Wood County, OH	57	83	15.3	169	+1.5%	#690 of 2,176
27Perry County, OH	56	15	11.2	219	+1.3%	#726 of 2,176
28Williams County, OH	56	17	11.0	212	−1.4%	#729 of 2,176
29Scioto County, OH	55	27	9.4	238	−3.4%	#772 of 2,176
30Champaign County, OH	54	26	16.6	151	+0.2%	#829 of 2,176
31Licking County, OH	54	133	19.4	139	+3.8%	#836 of 2,176
32Warren County, OH	54	208	22.6	135	+5.7%	#840 of 2,176
33Darke County, OH	53	24	11.3	214	−0.7%	#864 of 2,176
34Allen County, OH	53	53	12.8	187	−1.2%	#871 of 2,176
35Adams County, OH	53	14	13.4	164	+1.5%	#882 of 2,176
36Highland County, OH	53	25	14.8	160	+1.1%	#884 of 2,176
37Ashland County, OH	53	32	15.4	156	+0.1%	#886 of 2,176
38Miami County, OH	53	93	20.7	125	+3.4%	#905 of 2,176
39Carroll County, OH	52	10	8.9	271	−1.1%	#915 of 2,176
40Columbiana County, OH	52	50	12.1	192	−2.2%	#922 of 2,176
41Fayette County, OH	52	17	14.7	165	−1.4%	#934 of 2,176
42Jackson County, OH	52	19	14.7	156	+0.5%	#940 of 2,176
43Pike County, OH	51	9	8.3	276	0.0%	#976 of 2,176
44Trumbull County, OH	51	104	12.0	192	−1.3%	#982 of 2,176
45Hancock County, OH	51	54	17.1	148	+0.1%	#993 of 2,176
46Butler County, OH	51	288	19.6	136	+2.4%	#999 of 2,176
47Hocking County, OH	50	9	7.8	303	−1.9%	#1,018 of 2,176
48Ashtabula County, OH	50	49	12.5	185	−0.8%	#1,030 of 2,176
49Ross County, OH	50	47	15.8	149	−0.8%	#1,046 of 2,176
50Athens County, OH	50	38	16.5	140	+1.3%	#1,049 of 2,176
51Greene County, OH	50	166	24.4	113	+3.7%	#1,063 of 2,176
52Tuscarawas County, OH	49	55	14.3	167	−0.9%	#1,083 of 2,176
53Huron County, OH	48	30	12.8	189	−0.4%	#1,139 of 2,176
54Clark County, OH	48	80	14.3	167	−0.4%	#1,144 of 2,176
55Defiance County, OH	48	25	16.3	151	+0.1%	#1,150 of 2,176
56Washington County, OH	48	40	16.1	148	−2.1%	#1,152 of 2,176
57Logan County, OH	48	37	18.9	131	+0.4%	#1,164 of 2,176
58Medina County, OH	48	161	22.0	128	+1.3%	#1,169 of 2,176
59Morgan County, OH	47	5	8.8	261	−0.9%	#1,190 of 2,176
60Belmont County, OH	47	36	13.2	175	−2.8%	#1,201 of 2,176
61Richland County, OH	47	68	13.6	172	−0.1%	#1,203 of 2,176
62Wyandot County, OH	47	13	14.4	169	−1.4%	#1,205 of 2,176
63Lake County, OH	47	193	19.1	138	−0.1%	#1,218 of 2,176
64Meigs County, OH	46	6	6.6	325	−2.6%	#1,249 of 2,176
65Coshocton County, OH	46	18	12.2	187	+1.6%	#1,260 of 2,176
66Muskingum County, OH	46	65	18.9	125	+0.7%	#1,278 of 2,176
67Delaware County, OH	46	285	34.6	95	+12.5%	#1,294 of 2,176
68Lawrence County, OH	45	17	7.5	308	−4.2%	#1,304 of 2,176
69Preble County, OH	45	21	12.6	193	−0.8%	#1,309 of 2,176
70Morrow County, OH	43	32	23.8	108	+3.7%	#1,430 of 2,176
71Guernsey County, OH	42	28	17.2	134	−0.1%	#1,464 of 2,176
72Knox County, OH	42	51	21.7	117	+1.9%	#1,471 of 2,176
73Fairfield County, OH	42	197	32.6	84	+6.5%	#1,489 of 2,176
74Harrison County, OH	40	6	10.1	224	−2.9%	#1,552 of 2,176
75Mahoning County, OH	40	161	16.4	142	−1.4%	#1,563 of 2,176
76Stark County, OH	40	296	19.0	129	−0.2%	#1,573 of 2,176
77Summit County, OH	39	461	19.9	128	−0.3%	#1,640 of 2,176
78Erie County, OH	39	65	20.0	124	−2.9%	#1,642 of 2,176
79Lucas County, OH	38	359	19.6	123	−1.7%	#1,684 of 2,176
80Montgomery County, OH	37	555	24.0	103	+0.5%	#1,749 of 2,176
81Hamilton County, OH	34	999	28.2	92	+1.0%	#1,904 of 2,176
82Franklin County, OH	34	1,846	33.4	79	+2.8%	#1,911 of 2,176
83Ottawa County, OH	33	59	31.9	81	−2.0%	#1,946 of 2,176
84Cuyahoga County, OH	30	1,311	23.6	105	−2.3%	#2,017 of 2,176
Paulding County, OH	Not scored	2	2.6	938	−0.4%
Noble County, OH	Not scored	4	8.7	269	+1.3%
Monroe County, OH	Not scored	3	5.3	442	−2.7%
Vinton County, OH	Not scored	2	3.8	613	−1.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Ohio?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10,076 real estate agents and brokers in Ohio. 451 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3,312 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Ohio spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $67.5B a year, or $13,878 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10,076 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Ohio has 20.7 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 123, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Ohio would have about 12,379, against 10,076 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,468 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Van Wert area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 84 scored counties in Ohio, Holmes County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 53 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Real estate12,819 listings
Property management1,004 listings
Mortgage brokers and lenders1,406 listings
Home inspectors333 listings

Screening a site or an acquisition in Ohio?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

Run a site report See plans