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Real estate agents and brokers in Dane County, WI
How Dane County, WI 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,536 of 2,176 scored counties
#38 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 715
- 38 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 332
- +15.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,268 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 99
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.4
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 590,375
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 715 real estate agents and brokers in Dane County. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 28.4 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Dane County comes to about $3.8B a year: $15,268 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 332 businesses with payroll in Dane County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 758 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dane County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dane County grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dane County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,536 of 2,176 scored counties and #38 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Dane County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.4 | 21.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 99 | 120 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 758 | 1,197 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.3% | +25.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,268 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,975 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 288 → 332+15.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 758
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 704The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dane 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 Dane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 590,375+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 251,529
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 479
- Median household income
- $89,975+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,712
- Median home value
- $394,800
- Jobs located here
- 369,475
- Daytime population
- 644,560Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Trempealeau County, WI | 72 | 7 | 5.6 | 455 | +1.1% | #141 of 2,176 |
| 2Calumet County, WI | 72 | 19 | 8.9 | 305 | +2.9% | #149 of 2,176 |
| 3Pierce County, WI | 71 | 18 | 11.3 | 242 | +3.1% | #178 of 2,176 |
| 4Lafayette County, WI | 66 | 8 | 11.8 | 213 | +5.2% | #328 of 2,176 |
| 5Oconto County, WI | 64 | 15 | 8.9 | 285 | +2.9% | #375 of 2,176 |
| 6Kewaunee County, WI | 64 | 9 | 10.8 | 241 | +1.0% | #381 of 2,176 |
| 7Chippewa County, WI | 64 | 34 | 12.5 | 201 | +1.9% | #387 of 2,176 |
| 8Clark County, WI | 63 | 16 | 12.5 | 197 | +1.2% | #427 of 2,176 |
| 9Dunn County, WI | 63 | 25 | 14.3 | 177 | +1.7% | #434 of 2,176 |
| 10Dodge County, WI | 62 | 44 | 12.3 | 206 | −0.3% | #468 of 2,176 |
| 38Dane County, WI | 41 | 715 | 28.4 | 99 | +4.9% | #1,536 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Dane 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders64
- Home inspectors63
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Dane County, WI?
Dane County has 715 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 332 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Dane County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.8B a year, or $15,268 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 715 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 251,529 households in Dane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dane County, WI compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Dane County has 28.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 99, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Dane County would have about 704, against 715 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 758 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dane County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Dane County at 590,375 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,529 households. The median household income in Dane County is $89,975 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Dane County scores 41 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,536 of 2,176 scored counties.
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