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Real estate businesses in Orange County, FL
How Orange County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,026 of 2,229 scored counties
#55 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 4,036
- 178 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 2,843
- +30.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,714 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 47
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 76.5
- 99% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,528,002
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Orange County is 32 (lower middle), #2,026 of 2,229 scored counties and #55 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,036 real estate businesses in Orange County. 178 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 76.5 for every 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $15,714 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $8.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 53% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Orange County was 2,843 in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 186 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 46 SBA-backed loans worth $21M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Orange County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orange 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 | Orange County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 76.5 | 61.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 47 | 58 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 186 | 242 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.8% | +24.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,714 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,719 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,174 → 2,843+30.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 17,970
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14,351Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4,036178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,915The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 46
- Amount
- $21M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,528,002+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 527,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,630
- Median household income
- $79,719+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,351
- Median home value
- $390,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,016,060
- Daytime population
- 1,785,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 55Orange County, FL | 32 | 4,036 | 76.5 | 47 | +6.7% | #2,026 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Orange 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 Orange County, FL?
There are 4,036 real estate businesses on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 178 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 2,843 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. Official counts list 14,351 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $8.3B a year, or $15,714 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4,036 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 53% 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 527,776 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Orange County has 76.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 47, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Orange County would have about 1,915, against 4,036 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 186 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 1,528,002 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 527,776 households. The median household income in Orange County is $79,719 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Orange County scores 32 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,026 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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