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Real estate businesses in Delaware
Markets across Delaware ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,551
- 108 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 924
- +14.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 96
- 4% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #27 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,551 real estate businesses in Delaware. Of those, 108 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 38.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Delaware comes to about $6.4B a year: $16,011 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 924 businesses with payroll in Delaware classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 14.2% from 2019. That is one for every 435 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $8M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Delaware.
Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #27 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (63). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 40.
Every market in Delaware for real estate businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 63 | 8,311 | 33.7 | 131 | +1.4% | #69 of 387 |
| 1Dover, DE | 55 | 218 | 30.5 | 113 | +6.8% | #136 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 40 | 537 | 50.5 | 72 | +16.1% | #400 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, DE | 46 | 218 | 30.5 | 113 | +6.8% | #1,308 of 2,229 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 42 | 796 | 35.5 | 107 | +3.0% | #1,526 of 2,229 |
| 3Sussex County, DE | 40 | 537 | 50.5 | 72 | +16.1% | #1,644 of 2,229 |
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Delaware?
There are 1,551 real estate businesses on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 108 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 924 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 14.2% from 2019. Official counts list 6,412 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.4B a year, or $16,011 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,551 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4% 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Delaware has 38.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 96, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Delaware would have about 1,486, against 1,551 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 435 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 40 (lower middle). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Kent County scores highest, at 46 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Delaware scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #27 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Delaware
- Real estate agents and brokers1,237 listings
- Property management123 listings
- Mortgage brokers and lenders175 listings
- Home inspectors16 listings
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