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Real estate agents and brokers in Skagit County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Skagit County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,170 of 2,176 scored counties
#24 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 139
- 7 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- +41.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $971.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,559 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 128
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,975
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $18,559 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Skagit County spend about $971.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 28% 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.
Skagit County has 139 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 26.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 79 businesses with payroll in Skagit County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 41.1% from 2019. That is one for every 662 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Skagit County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Skagit County is 48 (lower middle), #1,170 of 2,176 scored counties and #24 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Skagit 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 | Skagit County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.6 | 32.3 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 128 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 662 | 541 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.1% | +26.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,559 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,263 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 79+41.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1397 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 178The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Skagit 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 Skagit County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,975+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,329
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,733
- Median home value
- $545,100
- Jobs located here
- 49,731
- Daytime population
- 119,306Residents 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 |
| 24Skagit County, WA | 48 | 139 | 26.6 | 128 | +2.4% | #1,170 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Skagit 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 estate47
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management67
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Skagit County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 139 real estate agents and brokers in Skagit County. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 41.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Skagit County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $971.2M a year, or $18,559 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 139 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 28% 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 52,329 households in Skagit County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Skagit County, WA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Skagit County has 26.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 128, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Skagit County would have about 178, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 662 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Skagit County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Skagit County at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. Median household income in Skagit County is $89,263, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Skagit County scores 48 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,170 of 2,176 scored counties.
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