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Real estate agents and brokers in Rock County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,317 of 2,176 scored counties
#31 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
121
14 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
61
+64.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$927.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,807 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
141
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,472
+1.7% 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

Households in Rock County spend about $927.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,807 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 41% 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 121 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Rock County as of September 2026. 14 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Rock County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 64.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,102 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.4M has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Rock County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rock County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Rock County is 45 (lower middle), #1,317 of 2,176 scored counties and #31 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Rock 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Rock County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRock CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.021.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)141120100
Households per official establishment1,1021,197788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+64.9%+25.5%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,807$14,211$16,661
Median household income$75,673$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4554

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 61+64.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$3.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Rock 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 Rock County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,472+1.7% since 2020
Households
67,201
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
718 sq. mi.
People per square mile
229
Median household income
$75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,984
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
69,632
Daytime population
154,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Trempealeau County, WI7275.6455+1.1%#141 of 2,176
2Calumet County, WI72198.9305+2.9%#149 of 2,176
3Pierce County, WI711811.3242+3.1%#178 of 2,176
4Lafayette County, WI66811.8213+5.2%#328 of 2,176
5Oconto County, WI64158.9285+2.9%#375 of 2,176
6Kewaunee County, WI64910.8241+1.0%#381 of 2,176
7Chippewa County, WI643412.5201+1.9%#387 of 2,176
8Clark County, WI631612.5197+1.2%#427 of 2,176
9Dunn County, WI632514.3177+1.7%#434 of 2,176
10Dodge County, WI624412.3206−0.3%#468 of 2,176
31Rock County, WI4512118.0141+1.7%#1,317 of 2,176

Other business types in Rock 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 Rock County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 121 real estate agents and brokers in Rock County. 14 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 64.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Rock County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $927.9M a year, or $13,807 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 121 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 41% 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 67,201 households in Rock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rock County has 18.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 141, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Rock County would have about 170, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,102 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 64.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Rock County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Rock County at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. Median household income in Rock County is $75,673, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Rock County scores 45 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,317 of 2,176 scored counties.

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