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Real estate agents and brokers in Wayne County, OH
How Wayne 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #687 of 2,176 scored counties
#24 of 84 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 64
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $609.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,730 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 175
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wayne County spend about $609.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,730 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 75% 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.
There are 64 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 53% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Wayne County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 2,610 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #687 of 2,176 scored counties and #24 of 84 scored counties in Ohio.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 20.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 175 | 123 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,610 | 1,468 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,730 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,574 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 643 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,365
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,644
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,576
- Daytime population
- 113,893Residents 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 |
| 24Wayne County, OH | 57 | 64 | 14.4 | 175 | −0.1% | #687 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 estate53
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Wayne County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 real estate agents and brokers in Wayne County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Wayne County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $609.1M a year, or $13,730 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 64 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 75% 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 44,365 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Wayne County has 14.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 175, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Wayne County would have about 112, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,610 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $73,574, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 57 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #687 of 2,176 scored counties.
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