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Real estate businesses in Jefferson County, CO
The real estate businesses in Jefferson County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,921 of 2,229 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 1,091
- 66 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 1,136
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,674 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 106
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.1
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,451
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Jefferson County is 34 (lower middle), #1,921 of 2,229 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Jefferson County comes to about $5B a year: $20,674 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 6% above 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.
Jefferson County has 1,091 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 66 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.1, 17% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 1,136 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jefferson County in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 213 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jefferson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.1 | 57.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 106 | 79 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 213 | 200 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +11.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,674 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $110,656 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,033 → 1,136+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,559
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $178.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,972Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,09166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,154The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $6.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,451−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 241,735
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 758
- Median household income
- $110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,995
- Median home value
- $637,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,943
- Daytime population
- 537,313Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 71 | 20 | 20.0 | 254 | +16.5% | #188 of 2,229 |
| 2Morgan County, CO | 63 | 28 | 25.3 | 150 | +4.2% | #471 of 2,229 |
| 3Park County, CO | 62 | 20 | 22.3 | 202 | +5.1% | #499 of 2,229 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 62 | 329 | 26.5 | 166 | +14.2% | #508 of 2,229 |
| 5Adams County, CO | 53 | 641 | 34.0 | 130 | +6.6% | #941 of 2,229 |
| 6Logan County, CO | 52 | 17 | 20.7 | 172 | −2.7% | #977 of 2,229 |
| 7Broomfield County, CO | 51 | 124 | 39.0 | 129 | +6.3% | #1,045 of 2,229 |
| 8Otero County, CO | 49 | 14 | 18.5 | 189 | −5.2% | #1,121 of 2,229 |
| 9Pueblo County, CO | 47 | 200 | 29.2 | 130 | +0.6% | #1,231 of 2,229 |
| 10Prowers County, CO | 46 | 16 | 33.8 | 105 | −1.1% | #1,312 of 2,229 |
| 24Jefferson County, CO | 34 | 1,091 | 45.1 | 106 | −0.5% | #1,921 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,091 real estate businesses in Jefferson County. 66 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,136 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,972 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5B a year, or $20,674 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,091 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 6% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, CO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Jefferson County has 45.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 106, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 1,154, against 1,091 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 213 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 34 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,921 of 2,229 scored counties.
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