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Real estate agents and brokers in Lewis County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #665 of 2,176 scored counties
#10 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$96.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,810 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
353
3.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,394
−3.7% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lewis County comes to about $96.2M a year: $13,810 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.5 times 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.

Lewis County has 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lewis County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lewis County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #665 of 2,176 scored counties and #10 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Lewis County compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Lewis County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.212.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)353199100
Households per official establishmentn/a2,640788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,810$13,873$16,661
Median household income$56,477$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5761

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,394−3.7% since 2020
Households
6,967
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,477+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,876
Median home value
$151,800
Jobs located here
6,049
Daytime population
15,995Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Preston County, WV6997.0361−0.6%#233 of 2,176
2Morgan County, WV661115.0176+5.5%#334 of 2,176
3Upshur County, WV6499.4261−0.3%#378 of 2,176
4Marion County, WV632510.7244−1.2%#412 of 2,176
5Putnam County, WV613314.2201−1.0%#514 of 2,176
6Hampshire County, WV611213.9185+4.4%#522 of 2,176
7Berkeley County, WV6112223.9117+13.7%#535 of 2,176
8Jackson County, WV601412.2205−1.0%#555 of 2,176
9Mercer County, WV59239.5256−3.4%#583 of 2,176
10Lewis County, WV5757.2353−3.7%#665 of 2,176

Other business types in Lewis 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 Lewis County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 real estate agents and brokers in Lewis County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lewis County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lewis County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $96.2M a year, or $13,810 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.5 times 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 6,967 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 7.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 353, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Lewis County would have about 18, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Lewis County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 16,394 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,967 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $56,477, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.5%, 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. Lewis County scores 57 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #665 of 2,176 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Lewis County

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