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Real estate agents and brokers in Jefferson County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Jefferson County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,424 of 2,176 scored counties
#27 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 46
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $287.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,616 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 115
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,970
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jefferson County spend about $287.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,616 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 15% 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.
Jefferson County has 46 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 28.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% 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 Jefferson County was 32 in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 511 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,424 of 2,176 scored counties and #27 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Jefferson County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Jefferson County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.2 | 32.3 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 115 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 511 | 541 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | +26.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,616 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,048 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 32−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 461 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,970+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,340
- Median age
- 58.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,804 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $74,048+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,756
- Median home value
- $535,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,967
- Daytime population
- 30,032Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, WA | 86 | 6 | 12.4 | 250 | +9.7% | #5 of 2,176 |
| 2Douglas County, WA | 80 | 11 | 6.9 | 489 | +8.0% | #19 of 2,176 |
| 3Asotin County, WA | 79 | 8 | 8.4 | 378 | +1.0% | #37 of 2,176 |
| 4Skamania County, WA | 79 | 7 | 13.9 | 248 | +5.2% | #41 of 2,176 |
| 5Franklin County, WA | 77 | 23 | 7.7 | 441 | +5.6% | #58 of 2,176 |
| 6Klickitat County, WA | 75 | 13 | 13.2 | 243 | +6.6% | #86 of 2,176 |
| 7Stevens County, WA | 70 | 33 | 17.0 | 183 | +6.6% | #220 of 2,176 |
| 8Pacific County, WA | 65 | 17 | 15.5 | 198 | +3.6% | #357 of 2,176 |
| 9Yakima County, WA | 65 | 139 | 15.8 | 194 | +1.0% | #359 of 2,176 |
| 10Grant County, WA | 65 | 60 | 17.0 | 184 | +6.3% | #362 of 2,176 |
| 27Jefferson County, WA | 43 | 46 | 28.2 | 115 | +2.7% | #1,424 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Jefferson County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 real estate agents and brokers in Jefferson County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $287.9M a year, or $17,616 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 46 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% 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 16,340 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Jefferson County has 28.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 115, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 53, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 511 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 33,970 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,340 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $74,048, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 43 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,424 of 2,176 scored counties.
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