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Real estate businesses in Collier County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,904 of 2,229 scored counties
#42 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
1,911
98 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
1,363
+26.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,775 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
34
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
115.2
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,131
+10.6% 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

Collier County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,904 of 2,229 scored counties and #42 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Collier County spend about $2.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,775 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 66% 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.

There are 1,911 real estate businesses on map listings in Collier County as of September 2026. 98 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 115.2 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 1,363 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Collier County in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 122 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Collier County. Population estimates show Collier County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Collier County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Collier County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCollier CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households115.261.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3458100
Households per official establishment122242414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.1%+24.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,775$15,326$16,661
Median household income$90,045$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3529

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,081 → 1,363+26.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,912
Annual payroll, 2023
$267.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
5,683Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,91198 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
642The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Collier 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 Collier County

Population, 2025 estimate
417,131+10.6% since 2020
Households
165,875
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
199
Median household income
$90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$540,700
Jobs located here
165,588
Daytime population
398,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dixie County, FL7458.0358+8.0%#121 of 2,229
2Union County, FL72511.6279+5.2%#160 of 2,229
3Baker County, FL711819.6180+5.8%#195 of 2,229
4Gadsden County, FL6895.3554+2.0%#256 of 2,229
5Bradford County, FL651314.0226+0.3%#375 of 2,229
6Jackson County, FL632112.2244+5.4%#441 of 2,229
7Levy County, FL633116.7186+12.7%#462 of 2,229
8Washington County, FL621212.9240+5.4%#490 of 2,229
9Suwannee County, FL622616.1193+10.6%#501 of 2,229
10Gilchrist County, FL601825.2131+14.5%#583 of 2,229
42Collier County, FL351,911115.234+10.6%#1,904 of 2,229

Other business types in Collier County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Collier County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,911 real estate businesses in Collier County. 98 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,363 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 5,683 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Collier County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.8B a year, or $16,775 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,911 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 66% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Collier County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Collier County has 115.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 34, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Collier County would have about 642, against 1,911 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 122 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Collier County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,904 of 2,229 scored counties.

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