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Real estate agents and brokers in Marathon County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Marathon County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,162 of 2,176 scored counties
#27 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 111
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +71.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $814.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,081 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 135
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,432
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Marathon County spend about $814.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,081 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 35% 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.
Marathon County has 111 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 19.2 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Marathon County in 2023, up 71.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,607 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Marathon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marathon County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,162 of 2,176 scored counties and #27 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Marathon 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 | Marathon County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 21.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 135 | 120 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,607 | 1,197 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +71.4% | +25.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,081 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,884 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 36+71.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 150The 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 Marathon 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 Marathon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,432+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,866
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $77,884+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,899
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 72,449
- Daytime population
- 141,458Residents 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 |
| 27Marathon County, WI | 48 | 111 | 19.2 | 135 | +1.0% | #1,162 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Marathon 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 estate44
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders61
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Marathon County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 real estate agents and brokers in Marathon County. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 71.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Marathon County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $814.8M a year, or $14,081 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 111 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 35% 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 57,866 households in Marathon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marathon County, WI compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Marathon County has 19.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 135, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Marathon County would have about 150, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,607 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 71.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Marathon County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marathon County at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in Marathon County is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Marathon County scores 48 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,162 of 2,176 scored counties.
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