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Real estate businesses in Garfield County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Garfield County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,806 of 2,229 scored counties
#20 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
112
14 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
127
+22.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$439.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,786 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
91
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.9
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,474
+2.7% 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

Garfield County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,806 of 2,229 scored counties and #20 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 112 real estate businesses in Garfield County. 14 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.9, 24% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Garfield County comes to about $439.7M a year: $18,786 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 9% below 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 127 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Garfield County in 2023, up 22.1% from 2019. That is one for every 184 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garfield County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Garfield County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 in Garfield County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGarfield CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.957.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9179100
Households per official establishment184200414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.1%+11.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,786$19,501$16,661
Median household income$91,131$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
104 → 127+22.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
234
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
448Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
102The 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 Garfield 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 Garfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,474+2.7% since 2020
Households
23,404
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$91,131+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,996
Median home value
$527,800
Jobs located here
23,651
Daytime population
54,459Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Garfield County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO712020.0254+16.5%#188 of 2,229
2Morgan County, CO632825.3150+4.2%#471 of 2,229
3Park County, CO622022.3202+5.1%#499 of 2,229
4Weld County, CO6232926.5166+14.2%#508 of 2,229
5Adams County, CO5364134.0130+6.6%#941 of 2,229
6Logan County, CO521720.7172−2.7%#977 of 2,229
7Broomfield County, CO5112439.0129+6.3%#1,045 of 2,229
8Otero County, CO491418.5189−5.2%#1,121 of 2,229
9Pueblo County, CO4720029.2130+0.6%#1,231 of 2,229
10Prowers County, CO461633.8105−1.1%#1,312 of 2,229
20Garfield County, CO3711247.991+2.7%#1,806 of 2,229

Other business types in Garfield County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Garfield County, CO?

There are 112 real estate businesses on map listings in Garfield County as of September 2026. 14 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 22.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 448 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Garfield County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $439.7M a year, or $18,786 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 112 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% below 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 23,404 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Garfield County, CO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Garfield County has 47.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 91, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Garfield County would have about 102, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 184 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Garfield County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Garfield County at 63,474 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,404 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $91,131 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Garfield County scores 37 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,806 of 2,229 scored counties.

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