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Real estate businesses in Osceola County, FL

How Osceola 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,949 of 2,229 scored counties
#46 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
885
44 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
574
+25.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,708 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
55
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
62.0
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
481,718
+23.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Osceola County is 34 (lower middle), #1,949 of 2,229 scored counties and #46 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 885 real estate businesses in Osceola County. 44 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 62.0, 61% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $14,708 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Osceola County spend about $2.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 45% 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 Osceola County was 574 in 2023, up 25.6% from 2019. That is one for every 249 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Osceola County. Population estimates show Osceola County grew 23.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Osceola 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 Osceola County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOsceola CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households62.061.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5558100
Households per official establishment249242414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.6%+24.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+23.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,708$15,326$16,661
Median household income$72,637$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3429

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
457 → 574+25.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,597
Annual payroll, 2023
$189.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4,161Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
88544 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
485The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
481,718+23.2% since 2020
Households
142,794
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
322
Median household income
$72,637+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,670
Median home value
$353,300
Jobs located here
119,328
Daytime population
341,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Osceola County marked.

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
46Osceola County, FL3488562.055+23.2%#1,949 of 2,229

Other business types in Osceola County

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

Questions

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

Osceola County has 885 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 44 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 574 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 25.6% from 2019. Another 4,161 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $2.1B a year, or $14,708 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 885 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 45% 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 142,794 households in Osceola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Osceola County has 62.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 55, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Osceola County would have about 485, against 885 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 249 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Osceola County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Osceola County at 481,718 people in 2025, up 23.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,794 households. The median household income in Osceola County is $72,637 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Osceola County scores 34 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,949 of 2,229 scored counties.

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