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Real estate agents and brokers in the Sandusky, OH metro area

The real estate agents and brokers in the Sandusky, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #301 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
124
6 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
26
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$701.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,756 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
104
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.3
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,777
−2.6% 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

For real estate agents and brokers, the Sandusky metro area has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #301 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 124 real estate agents and brokers in the Sandusky metro area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 24.3 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $13,756 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Sandusky metro area spend about $701.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 4% 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 26 businesses with payroll in the Sandusky metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,961 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sandusky metro area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Sandusky metro 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 Sandusky, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSandusky metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.320.730.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)104123100
Households per official establishment1,9611,468788
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+20.0%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,756$13,878$16,661
Median household income$73,502$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
260.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1246 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The 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 Sandusky metro 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 Sandusky metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,777−2.6% since 2020
Households
50,986
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
226
Median household income
$73,502
Average household income
$96,712
Median home value
$207,500
Jobs located here
46,448
Daytime population
109,099Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sandusky metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas 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
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH621519.9254−2.6%#76 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH60459.1264−3.6%#82 of 387
1Lima, OH595312.8187−1.2%#93 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH586911.9205−3.6%#101 of 387
2Mansfield, OH576813.6172−0.1%#109 of 387
3Springfield, OH578014.3167−0.4%#110 of 387
4Youngstown-Warren, OH5426514.4162−1.4%#136 of 387
5Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN522,08223.0119+2.7%#164 of 387
6Akron, OH5154818.51380.0%#169 of 387
7Toledo, OH5146118.1136−1.0%#170 of 387
12Sandusky, OH3812424.3104−2.6%#301 of 387

Other business types in the Sandusky metro 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 Sandusky, OH metro area?

The Sandusky metro area has 124 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $701.4M a year, or $13,756 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 124 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 4% 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 50,986 households in the Sandusky metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sandusky metro area has 24.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 104, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Sandusky metro area would have about 129, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,961 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sandusky, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sandusky metro area at 112,777 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,986 households. The median household income in the Sandusky metro area is $73,502 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Sandusky metro area scores 38 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #301 of 387 scored metro areas.

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