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Real estate businesses in Flagler County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Flagler County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,901 of 2,229 scored counties
#41 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 376
- 17 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 218
- +28.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $812.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,448 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 50
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.5
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 140,360
- +21.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Flagler County is 35 (lower middle), #1,901 of 2,229 scored counties and #41 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 376 real estate businesses in Flagler County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 71.5, 86% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $15,448 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Flagler County spend about $812.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 50% 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 218 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Flagler County in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. That is one for every 241 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $100K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Flagler County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Flagler County grew 21.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Flagler 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.
| Measure | Flagler County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.5 | 61.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 50 | 58 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 241 | 242 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.2% | +24.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,448 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,363 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 170 → 218+28.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 522
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,161Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 188The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Flagler 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 Flagler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 140,360+21.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,582
- Median age
- 50.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 486 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $77,363+41.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,360
- Median home value
- $364,900
- Jobs located here
- 27,935
- Daytime population
- 106,888Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Flagler County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dixie County, FL | 74 | 5 | 8.0 | 358 | +8.0% | #121 of 2,229 |
| 2Union County, FL | 72 | 5 | 11.6 | 279 | +5.2% | #160 of 2,229 |
| 3Baker County, FL | 71 | 18 | 19.6 | 180 | +5.8% | #195 of 2,229 |
| 4Gadsden County, FL | 68 | 9 | 5.3 | 554 | +2.0% | #256 of 2,229 |
| 5Bradford County, FL | 65 | 13 | 14.0 | 226 | +0.3% | #375 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, FL | 63 | 21 | 12.2 | 244 | +5.4% | #441 of 2,229 |
| 7Levy County, FL | 63 | 31 | 16.7 | 186 | +12.7% | #462 of 2,229 |
| 8Washington County, FL | 62 | 12 | 12.9 | 240 | +5.4% | #490 of 2,229 |
| 9Suwannee County, FL | 62 | 26 | 16.1 | 193 | +10.6% | #501 of 2,229 |
| 10Gilchrist County, FL | 60 | 18 | 25.2 | 131 | +14.5% | #583 of 2,229 |
| 41Flagler County, FL | 35 | 376 | 71.5 | 50 | +21.0% | #1,901 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Flagler 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 Flagler County, FL?
Flagler County has 376 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 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 218 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. Official counts list 1,161 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Flagler County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $812.3M a year, or $15,448 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 376 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 50% 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 52,582 households in Flagler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Flagler County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Flagler County has 71.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 50, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Flagler County would have about 188, against 376 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 241 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Flagler County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Flagler County at 140,360 people in 2025, up 21.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,582 households. The median household income in Flagler County is $77,363 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.9% 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. Flagler County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,901 of 2,229 scored counties.
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