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Real estate agents and brokers in Waupaca County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Waupaca County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,641 of 2,176 scored counties
#42 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 44
- 8 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $305M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,513 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 127
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,461
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Waupaca County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,641 of 2,176 scored counties and #42 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 real estate agents and brokers in Waupaca County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 18%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 36% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Waupaca County comes to about $305M a year: $13,513 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 27% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Waupaca County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,505 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show Waupaca County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Waupaca 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 | Waupaca County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 21.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 127 | 120 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,505 | 1,197 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,513 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,830 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 448 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Waupaca 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 Waupaca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,461−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 22,571
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $72,830+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,820
- Median home value
- $211,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,125
- Daytime population
- 43,135Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waupaca County marked.
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 |
| 42Waupaca County, WI | 39 | 44 | 19.5 | 127 | −0.6% | #1,641 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Waupaca 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 estate41
- Real estate agents and brokers39
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Waupaca County, WI?
There are 44 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Waupaca County as of September 2026. 8 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Waupaca County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $305M a year, or $13,513 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 44 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 27% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,571 households in Waupaca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waupaca County, WI compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Waupaca County has 19.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 127, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Waupaca County would have about 56, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,505 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Waupaca County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waupaca County at 51,461 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,571 households. The median household income in Waupaca County is $72,830 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Waupaca County scores 39 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,641 of 2,176 scored counties.
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