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Real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County, WV
How Putnam 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #514 of 2,176 scored counties
#5 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 33
- 5 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $362.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,580 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 201
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,885
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 15%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $15,580 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $362.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is twice 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,938 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County is 61 (upper middle), #514 of 2,176 scored counties and #5 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam 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.
| Measure | Putnam County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 12.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 201 | 199 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,938 | 2,640 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,580 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,527 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $944K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 335 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,885−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,251
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $79,527+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,714
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,705
- Daytime population
- 55,529Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Preston County, WV | 69 | 9 | 7.0 | 361 | −0.6% | #233 of 2,176 |
| 2Morgan County, WV | 66 | 11 | 15.0 | 176 | +5.5% | #334 of 2,176 |
| 3Upshur County, WV | 64 | 9 | 9.4 | 261 | −0.3% | #378 of 2,176 |
| 4Marion County, WV | 63 | 25 | 10.7 | 244 | −1.2% | #412 of 2,176 |
| 5Putnam County, WV | 61 | 33 | 14.2 | 201 | −1.0% | #514 of 2,176 |
| 6Hampshire County, WV | 61 | 12 | 13.9 | 185 | +4.4% | #522 of 2,176 |
| 7Berkeley County, WV | 61 | 122 | 23.9 | 117 | +13.7% | #535 of 2,176 |
| 8Jackson County, WV | 60 | 14 | 12.2 | 205 | −1.0% | #555 of 2,176 |
| 9Mercer County, WV | 59 | 23 | 9.5 | 256 | −3.4% | #583 of 2,176 |
| 10Lewis County, WV | 57 | 5 | 7.2 | 353 | −3.7% | #665 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 brokers61
- Property management46
- Mortgage brokers and lenders21
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Putnam County, WV?
Putnam County has 33 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Putnam County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $362.2M a year, or $15,580 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 33 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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 23,251 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, WV compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Putnam County has 14.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 201, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Putnam County would have about 66, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,938 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 56,885 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,251 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $79,527 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Putnam County scores 61 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #514 of 2,176 scored counties.
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