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Real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County, OH
How Franklin County, OH 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,911 of 2,176 scored counties
#82 of 84 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 1,846
- 90 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 624
- +31.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,332 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 79
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,361,536
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Franklin County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,911 of 2,176 scored counties and #82 of 84 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,846 real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County. 90 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 33.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Franklin County comes to about $7.9B a year: $14,332 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 21% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County was 624 in 2023, up 31.1% from 2019. That is one for every 886 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Franklin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.4 | 20.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 79 | 123 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 886 | 1,468 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.1% | +20.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,332 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $75,176 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 476 → 624+31.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $168.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,84690 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,454The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 553,099
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,381
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Jobs located here
- 814,719
- Daytime population
- 1,507,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 82Franklin County, OH | 34 | 1,846 | 33.4 | 79 | +2.8% | #1,911 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders39
- Home inspectors43
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Franklin County, OH?
Franklin County has 1,846 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 90 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 624 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 31.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.9B a year, or $14,332 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,846 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 21% below 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 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Franklin County has 33.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 79, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 1,454, against 1,846 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 886 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 34 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,911 of 2,176 scored counties.
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