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Real estate businesses in Inyo County, CA
The real estate businesses in Inyo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 2,229 scored counties
#2 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $140.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,478 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 270
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,158
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Inyo County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #162 of 2,229 scored counties and #2 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 real estate businesses in Inyo County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Inyo County spend about $140.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,478 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.7 times 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 businesses take in.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Inyo County in 2023. That is one for every 2,680 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Inyo County declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Inyo County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Inyo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 49.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 270 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,680 | 293 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,478 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,991 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $128K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Inyo 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 Inyo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,158−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,040
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 10,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $73,991+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,111
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,330
- Daytime population
- 17,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 85 | 32 | 11.2 | 359 | +8.2% | #7 of 2,229 |
| 2Inyo County, CA | 72 | 12 | 14.9 | 270 | −4.4% | #162 of 2,229 |
| 3Colusa County, CA | 67 | 10 | 13.3 | 301 | −0.1% | #292 of 2,229 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 64 | 210 | 24.4 | 157 | +5.1% | #424 of 2,229 |
| 5Trinity County, CA | 63 | 10 | 17.9 | 203 | −2.3% | #455 of 2,229 |
| 6Kings County, CA | 61 | 85 | 19.3 | 203 | +1.0% | #540 of 2,229 |
| 7Glenn County, CA | 59 | 17 | 17.3 | 219 | −2.6% | #610 of 2,229 |
| 8Tulare County, CA | 56 | 347 | 24.2 | 163 | +2.4% | #775 of 2,229 |
| 9Madera County, CA | 56 | 132 | 29.1 | 140 | +7.4% | #787 of 2,229 |
| 10San Joaquin County, CA | 54 | 868 | 35.4 | 124 | +5.5% | #882 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Inyo 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Inyo County, CA?
Inyo County has 12 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Inyo County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $140.5M a year, or $17,478 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.7 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,040 households in Inyo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Inyo County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Inyo County has 14.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 270, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Inyo County would have about 32, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,680 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Inyo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Inyo County at 18,158 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,040 households. The median household income in Inyo County is $73,991 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.1% 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. Inyo County scores 72 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #162 of 2,229 scored counties.
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