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Real estate agents and brokers in Clackamas County, OR

How Clackamas County, OR 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,858 of 2,176 scored counties
#22 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
663
22 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
366
+23.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,090 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
91
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.5
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
426,280
+0.9% 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, Clackamas County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,858 of 2,176 scored counties and #22 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $20,090 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Clackamas County spend about $3.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 9% 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.

There are 663 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Clackamas County as of September 2026. 22 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.5, 32% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Clackamas County was 366 in 2023, up 23.2% from 2019. That is one for every 448 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $409K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Clackamas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clackamas County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Clackamas County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Clackamas County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureClackamas CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.529.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)91113100
Households per official establishment448593788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.2%+10.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,090$18,335$16,661
Median household income$103,517$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score3546

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
297 → 366+23.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
621
Annual payroll, 2023
$45.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
66322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
604The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$409K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Clackamas 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 Clackamas County

Population, 2025 estimate
426,280+0.9% since 2020
Households
163,845
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,871 sq. mi.
People per square mile
227
Median household income
$103,517+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,183
Median home value
$611,000
Jobs located here
181,774
Daytime population
404,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Clackamas County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, OR691415.9199+4.7%#246 of 2,176
2Polk County, OR664413.3251+2.3%#322 of 2,176
3Umatilla County, OR635519.2160+1.5%#438 of 2,176
4Crook County, OR612321.3155+10.6%#529 of 2,176
5Columbia County, OR584421.0156+2.6%#653 of 2,176
6Malheur County, OR571817.5163+1.9%#691 of 2,176
7Linn County, OR569919.5159+3.0%#746 of 2,176
8Benton County, OR558722.6146+4.4%#793 of 2,176
9Union County, OR492018.3165−1.0%#1,084 of 2,176
10Klamath County, OR485719.7147+0.9%#1,154 of 2,176
22Clackamas County, OR3566340.591+0.9%#1,858 of 2,176

Other business types in Clackamas County

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Clackamas County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 663 real estate agents and brokers in Clackamas County. 22 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 366 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 23.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Clackamas County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.3B a year, or $20,090 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 663 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 163,845 households in Clackamas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clackamas County, OR compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Clackamas County has 40.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 91, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Clackamas County would have about 604, against 663 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 448 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Clackamas County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Clackamas County at 426,280 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,845 households. Median household income in Clackamas County is $103,517, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Clackamas County scores 35 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,858 of 2,176 scored counties.

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