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Real estate agents and brokers in Ohio County, WV

How Ohio County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,036 of 2,176 scored counties
#25 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
28
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$256.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,974 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
168
68% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,496
−4.4% 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

Households in Ohio County spend about $256.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,974 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 68% 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.

There are 28 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Ohio County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Ohio County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,038 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Ohio County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Ohio County is 50 (upper middle), #1,036 of 2,176 scored counties and #25 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Ohio 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 Ohio County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureOhio CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.312.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)168199100
Households per official establishment2,0382,640788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,974$13,873$16,661
Median household income$57,094$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5061

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
280 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,496−4.4% since 2020
Households
18,342
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
106 sq. mi.
People per square mile
392
Median household income
$57,094+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,503
Median home value
$166,000
Jobs located here
28,166
Daytime population
49,394Residents 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 Ohio 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
25Ohio County, WV502815.3168−4.4%#1,036 of 2,176

Other business types in Ohio 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 Ohio County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 real estate agents and brokers in Ohio County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

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

About $256.3M a year, or $13,974 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 68% 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 18,342 households in Ohio County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ohio County has 15.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 168, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Ohio County would have about 47, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,038 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Ohio County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Ohio County at 40,496 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Ohio County is $57,094, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Ohio County scores 50 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #1,036 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 Ohio County

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