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Real estate agents and brokers in the Norwalk, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Norwalk, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #283 of 533 scored small-town markets
#21 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
30
3 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$309.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,175 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
189
89% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,250
−0.4% 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

At $13,175 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Norwalk area spend about $309.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 89% 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.

The Norwalk area has 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Norwalk area in 2023. That is one for every 1,468 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Norwalk area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, the Norwalk area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #283 of 533 scored small-town markets and #21 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Norwalk area 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Norwalk, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureNorwalk areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.820.730.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)189123100
Households per official establishment1,4681,468788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,175$13,878$16,661
Median household income$67,878$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$719K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
303 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 the Norwalk area, 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 the Norwalk area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,250−0.4% since 2020
Households
23,490
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$67,878+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,729
Median home value
$166,000
Jobs located here
21,670
Daytime population
52,948Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Ohio

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Norwalk area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Van Wert, OH6576.1399+0.3%#73 of 533
2Marion, OH65239.3250−0.4%#77 of 533
3Celina, OH652213.4186+0.5%#83 of 533
4Bucyrus, OH621810.0232−0.3%#105 of 533
5Gallipolis, OH61108.6267−0.5%#116 of 533
6Sidney, OH612412.7201−0.2%#119 of 533
7Tiffin, OH612712.1198−1.0%#120 of 533
8Wilmington, OH602112.5198+0.6%#134 of 533
9Fremont, OH593112.6189−0.4%#144 of 533
10Wooster, OH596414.4175−0.1%#145 of 533
21Norwalk, OH483012.8189−0.4%#283 of 533

Other business types in the Norwalk area

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Norwalk, OH area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 real estate agents and brokers in the Norwalk area. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in the Norwalk, OH area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $309.5M a year, or $13,175 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 89% 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 23,490 households in the Norwalk area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Norwalk, OH area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Norwalk area has 12.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 189, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Norwalk area would have about 57, against 30 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.

How fast is the Norwalk, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Norwalk area at 58,250 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,490 households. Median household income in the Norwalk area is $67,878, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Norwalk area scores 48 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #283 of 533 scored small-town markets.

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