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Real estate agents and brokers in Allegheny County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Allegheny County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #752 of 2,176 scored counties
#57 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
1,239
63 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
301
+15.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$9.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,200 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
147
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.7
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,239 real estate agents and brokers in Allegheny County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.7, 26% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Allegheny County comes to about $9.9B a year: $18,200 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 47% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Allegheny County was 301 in 2023, up 15.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,813 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $422K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Allegheny County.

Population estimates show Allegheny County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, Allegheny County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #752 of 2,176 scored counties and #57 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.720.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)147162100
Households per official establishment1,8131,706788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.8%+19.8%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,200$18,070$16,661
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5674

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
260 → 301+15.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,399
Annual payroll, 2023
$122M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,23963 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,822The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$422K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA8473.8848+2.1%#8 of 2,176
2Adams County, PA844310.5316+3.6%#10 of 2,176
3Schuylkill County, PA806411.0276+1.5%#23 of 2,176
4Wyoming County, PA7954.6684−0.9%#29 of 2,176
5Indiana County, PA79226.8432−0.3%#34 of 2,176
6Beaver County, PA79588.0393−1.1%#36 of 2,176
7Northumberland County, PA78164.2700−1.8%#43 of 2,176
8Mifflin County, PA78126.54520.0%#46 of 2,176
9Columbia County, PA783613.7219+2.3%#56 of 2,176
10Clinton County, PA771711.0269+1.3%#62 of 2,176
57Allegheny County, PA561,23922.7147−2.0%#752 of 2,176

Other business types in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County, PA?

Allegheny County has 1,239 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 63 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 301 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 15.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $9.9B a year, or $18,200 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,239 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 47% 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 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegheny County has 22.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 147, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 1,822, against 1,239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,813 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Allegheny County scores 56 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #752 of 2,176 scored counties.

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