Market rankings · Pennsylvania
Real estate agents and brokers in Pennsylvania
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Pennsylvania, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 10,759
- 486 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3,092
- +19.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 162
- 62% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #3 of 51
- Market score 74 · Upper middle
A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Pennsylvania has 10,759 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Pennsylvania spend about $95.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,070 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 62% 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.
Official counts show 3,092 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Pennsylvania in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,706 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Pennsylvania.
Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #3 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Gettysburg metro area scores highest (87). Of the 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Pottsville area scores highest (84).
Every market in Pennsylvania for real estate agents and brokers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 87 | 43 | 10.5 | 316 | +3.6% | #2 of 387 |
| 2York-Hanover, PA | 82 | 385 | 21.2 | 158 | +3.6% | #5 of 387 |
| 3Reading, PA | 79 | 256 | 15.7 | 210 | +2.7% | #7 of 387 |
| 4Lebanon, PA | 79 | 97 | 17.1 | 190 | +2.2% | #8 of 387 |
| 5Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 78 | 717 | 21.1 | 161 | +3.0% | #12 of 387 |
| 6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 77 | 301 | 12.9 | 238 | +1.4% | #13 of 387 |
| 7Chambersburg, PA | 77 | 131 | 20.6 | 157 | +3.0% | #14 of 387 |
| 8Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 75 | 570 | 23.2 | 144 | +4.2% | #21 of 387 |
| 9Johnstown, PA | 73 | 53 | 9.5 | 308 | −3.2% | #24 of 387 |
| 10Altoona, PA | 73 | 54 | 10.7 | 280 | −2.5% | #26 of 387 |
| 11Erie, PA | 73 | 138 | 12.5 | 243 | −1.8% | #27 of 387 |
| 12Pittsburgh, PA | 72 | 1,915 | 18.0 | 181 | −1.3% | #32 of 387 |
| 13Lancaster, PA | 72 | 503 | 23.6 | 144 | +1.9% | #33 of 387 |
| 14Williamsport, PA | 70 | 64 | 13.7 | 220 | −1.3% | #37 of 387 |
| 15State College, PA | 69 | 98 | 16.6 | 196 | −0.4% | #43 of 387 |
| 16Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 64 | 6,664 | 27.0 | 129 | +1.4% | #70 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottsville, PA | 84 | 64 | 11.0 | 276 | +1.5% | #1 of 533 |
| 2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 82 | 36 | 13.7 | 219 | +2.3% | #3 of 533 |
| 3Indiana, PA | 81 | 22 | 6.8 | 432 | −0.3% | #5 of 533 |
| 4Selinsgrove, PA | 80 | 8 | 5.5 | 561 | −0.2% | #7 of 533 |
| 5Lewistown, PA | 79 | 12 | 6.5 | 452 | 0.0% | #11 of 533 |
| 6Sunbury, PA | 79 | 31 | 6.8 | 445 | −1.7% | #12 of 533 |
| 7Lock Haven, PA | 79 | 17 | 11.0 | 269 | +1.3% | #14 of 533 |
| 8DuBois, PA | 76 | 23 | 7.1 | 416 | −2.9% | #21 of 533 |
| 9Oil City, PA | 75 | 16 | 7.5 | 389 | −2.0% | #24 of 533 |
| 10Huntingdon, PA | 74 | 13 | 8.0 | 380 | −2.4% | #25 of 533 |
| 11Sayre, PA | 74 | 29 | 11.8 | 257 | −0.6% | #28 of 533 |
| 12Somerset, PA | 73 | 17 | 5.8 | 508 | −2.7% | #30 of 533 |
| 13Hermitage, PA | 72 | 48 | 10.3 | 286 | −2.4% | #38 of 533 |
| 14St. Marys, PA | 71 | 6 | 4.5 | 663 | −3.3% | #41 of 533 |
| 15Meadville, PA | 71 | 47 | 13.9 | 209 | −2.4% | #43 of 533 |
| 16Warren, PA | 69 | 9 | 5.6 | 524 | −3.8% | #53 of 533 |
| 17Bradford, PA | 68 | 12 | 7.3 | 403 | −3.5% | #60 of 533 |
| 18Lewisburg, PA | 62 | 21 | 14.4 | 223 | −0.8% | #106 of 533 |
| 19Hemlock Farms, PA | 50 | 74 | 30.5 | 109 | +7.2% | #266 of 533 |
| 20East Stroudsburg, PA | 37 | 208 | 34.0 | 98 | −0.7% | #433 of 533 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 84 | 7 | 3.8 | 848 | +2.1% | #8 of 2,176 |
| 2Adams County, PA | 84 | 43 | 10.5 | 316 | +3.6% | #10 of 2,176 |
| 3Schuylkill County, PA | 80 | 64 | 11.0 | 276 | +1.5% | #23 of 2,176 |
| 4Wyoming County, PA | 79 | 5 | 4.6 | 684 | −0.9% | #29 of 2,176 |
| 5Indiana County, PA | 79 | 22 | 6.8 | 432 | −0.3% | #34 of 2,176 |
| 6Beaver County, PA | 79 | 58 | 8.0 | 393 | −1.1% | #36 of 2,176 |
| 7Northumberland County, PA | 78 | 16 | 4.2 | 700 | −1.8% | #43 of 2,176 |
| 8Mifflin County, PA | 78 | 12 | 6.5 | 452 | 0.0% | #46 of 2,176 |
| 9Columbia County, PA | 78 | 36 | 13.7 | 219 | +2.3% | #56 of 2,176 |
| 10Clinton County, PA | 77 | 17 | 11.0 | 269 | +1.3% | #62 of 2,176 |
| 11Snyder County, PA | 76 | 8 | 5.5 | 561 | −0.2% | #65 of 2,176 |
| 12Luzerne County, PA | 76 | 162 | 12.0 | 254 | +2.1% | #72 of 2,176 |
| 13Juniata County, PA | 75 | 5 | 5.5 | 552 | −0.3% | #76 of 2,176 |
| 14Clearfield County, PA | 75 | 23 | 7.1 | 416 | −2.9% | #77 of 2,176 |
| 15Venango County, PA | 75 | 16 | 7.5 | 389 | −2.0% | #79 of 2,176 |
| 16Fayette County, PA | 74 | 34 | 6.2 | 469 | −4.3% | #94 of 2,176 |
| 17Huntingdon County, PA | 74 | 13 | 8.0 | 380 | −2.4% | #95 of 2,176 |
| 18Lawrence County, PA | 74 | 31 | 8.6 | 347 | −2.4% | #97 of 2,176 |
| 19Butler County, PA | 74 | 156 | 19.3 | 179 | +3.2% | #114 of 2,176 |
| 20Somerset County, PA | 73 | 17 | 5.8 | 508 | −2.7% | #116 of 2,176 |
| 21Cambria County, PA | 73 | 53 | 9.5 | 308 | −3.2% | #121 of 2,176 |
| 22Bradford County, PA | 73 | 29 | 11.8 | 257 | −0.6% | #127 of 2,176 |
| 23Susquehanna County, PA | 73 | 19 | 12.2 | 255 | −0.3% | #128 of 2,176 |
| 24Berks County, PA | 73 | 256 | 15.7 | 210 | +2.7% | #134 of 2,176 |
| 25Fulton County, PA | 72 | 5 | 7.9 | 384 | −0.6% | #144 of 2,176 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Blair County, PA | 72 | 54 | 10.7 | 280 | −2.5% | #152 of 2,176 |
| 27Erie County, PA | 72 | 138 | 12.5 | 243 | −1.8% | #155 of 2,176 |
| 28Lebanon County, PA | 72 | 97 | 17.1 | 190 | +2.2% | #161 of 2,176 |
| 29York County, PA | 72 | 385 | 21.2 | 158 | +3.6% | #164 of 2,176 |
| 30Armstrong County, PA | 71 | 15 | 5.4 | 562 | −2.7% | #166 of 2,176 |
| 31Jefferson County, PA | 71 | 16 | 8.7 | 332 | −2.8% | #170 of 2,176 |
| 32Mercer County, PA | 71 | 48 | 10.3 | 286 | −2.4% | #173 of 2,176 |
| 33Lackawanna County, PA | 70 | 134 | 15.2 | 202 | +0.5% | #215 of 2,176 |
| 34Northampton County, PA | 70 | 253 | 20.6 | 167 | +3.7% | #222 of 2,176 |
| 35Elk County, PA | 69 | 6 | 4.5 | 663 | −3.3% | #227 of 2,176 |
| 36Tioga County, PA | 69 | 20 | 12.0 | 251 | −1.3% | #241 of 2,176 |
| 37Clarion County, PA | 69 | 22 | 14.6 | 202 | −1.4% | #245 of 2,176 |
| 38Greene County, PA | 68 | 6 | 4.2 | 723 | −5.5% | #256 of 2,176 |
| 39Bedford County, PA | 68 | 22 | 11.1 | 263 | −0.2% | #267 of 2,176 |
| 40Westmoreland County, PA | 68 | 230 | 14.8 | 216 | −1.4% | #275 of 2,176 |
| 41Crawford County, PA | 68 | 47 | 13.9 | 209 | −2.4% | #276 of 2,176 |
| 42Franklin County, PA | 68 | 131 | 20.6 | 157 | +3.0% | #285 of 2,176 |
| 43Warren County, PA | 67 | 9 | 5.6 | 524 | −3.8% | #288 of 2,176 |
| 44McKean County, PA | 67 | 12 | 7.3 | 403 | −3.5% | #291 of 2,176 |
| 45Washington County, PA | 67 | 152 | 17.2 | 193 | +0.7% | #304 of 2,176 |
| 46Lycoming County, PA | 66 | 64 | 13.7 | 220 | −1.3% | #325 of 2,176 |
| 47Carbon County, PA | 66 | 39 | 14.3 | 214 | +1.7% | #326 of 2,176 |
| 48Dauphin County, PA | 66 | 210 | 17.3 | 188 | +2.3% | #332 of 2,176 |
| 49Potter County, PA | 65 | 6 | 8.6 | 338 | −3.0% | #344 of 2,176 |
| 50Montour County, PA | 65 | 15 | 19.1 | 173 | −1.4% | #368 of 2,176 |
| 51Delaware County, PA | 63 | 451 | 20.8 | 171 | +0.8% | #435 of 2,176 |
| 52Union County, PA | 62 | 21 | 14.4 | 223 | −0.8% | #460 of 2,176 |
| 53Centre County, PA | 62 | 98 | 16.6 | 196 | −0.4% | #473 of 2,176 |
| 54Lancaster County, PA | 62 | 503 | 23.6 | 144 | +1.9% | #489 of 2,176 |
| 55Wayne County, PA | 61 | 42 | 20.1 | 151 | +1.1% | #531 of 2,176 |
| 56Lehigh County, PA | 57 | 379 | 26.2 | 128 | +2.7% | #703 of 2,176 |
| 57Allegheny County, PA | 56 | 1,239 | 22.7 | 147 | −2.0% | #752 of 2,176 |
| 58Cumberland County, PA | 56 | 353 | 33.2 | 104 | +6.5% | #769 of 2,176 |
| 59Philadelphia County, PA | 55 | 1,318 | 19.4 | 157 | −1.6% | #791 of 2,176 |
| 60Pike County, PA | 54 | 74 | 30.5 | 109 | +7.2% | #852 of 2,176 |
| 61Chester County, PA | 53 | 706 | 34.5 | 118 | +4.2% | #907 of 2,176 |
| 62Montgomery County, PA | 47 | 1,267 | 37.8 | 103 | +2.4% | #1,242 of 2,176 |
| 63Bucks County, PA | 45 | 854 | 34.3 | 113 | +0.3% | #1,330 of 2,176 |
| 64Monroe County, PA | 40 | 208 | 34.0 | 98 | −0.7% | #1,598 of 2,176 |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 15.6 | 176 | −5.1% | |
| Sullivan County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 11.8 | 263 | +0.6% | |
| Cameron County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 9.0 | 301 | −7.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Pennsylvania?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10,759 real estate agents and brokers in Pennsylvania. 486 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3,092 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $95.3B a year, or $18,070 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10,759 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 62% 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 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Pennsylvania has 20.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 162, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 17,483, against 10,759 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,706 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Gettysburg metro area scores highest, at 87 (high). Among 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Pottsville area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Perry County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Pennsylvania scores 74 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #3 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pennsylvania. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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