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Real estate agents and brokers in Chester County, PA
The real estate agents and brokers in Chester County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #907 of 2,176 scored counties
#61 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 706
- 34 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 237
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $22,178 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 118
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,116
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 706 real estate agents and brokers in Chester County. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 34.5 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Chester County spend about $4.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $22,178 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 18% 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 237 businesses with payroll in Chester County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $587K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Chester County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chester County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #907 of 2,176 scored counties and #61 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Chester 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.
| Measure | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 20.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 118 | 162 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 864 | 1,706 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +19.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $22,178 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $127,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 216 → 237+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 683
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70634 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 833The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $587K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,116+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 204,774
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 730
- Median household income
- $127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $168,836
- Median home value
- $485,600
- Jobs located here
- 267,811
- Daytime population
- 548,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
| 61Chester County, PA | 53 | 706 | 34.5 | 118 | +4.2% | #907 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Chester 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 estate51
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management73
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors72
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Chester County, PA?
Chester County has 706 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 237 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Chester County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.5B a year, or $22,178 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 706 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 18% 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 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Chester County has 34.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 118, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Chester County would have about 833, against 706 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 53 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #907 of 2,176 scored counties.
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