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Real estate businesses in Bear Lake County, ID
The real estate businesses in Bear Lake County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $38.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,901 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 99
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.5
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,727
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bear Lake County spend about $38.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,901 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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 9 real estate businesses on map listings in Bear Lake County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 39.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bear Lake County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bear Lake County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Bear Lake County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Bear Lake County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.5 | 50.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 99 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 244 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,901 | $17,677 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $75,260 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,727+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 2,278
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 90%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.7
- Land area
- 976 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $75,260
- Average household income
- $88,185
- Median home value
- $275,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,608
- Daytime population
- 5,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jerome County, ID | 81 | 14 | 16.9 | 233 | +8.6% | #17 of 2,229 |
| 2Minidoka County, ID | 80 | 10 | 12.3 | 309 | +5.7% | #22 of 2,229 |
| 3Bingham County, ID | 78 | 23 | 14.3 | 281 | +6.4% | #56 of 2,229 |
| 4Jefferson County, ID | 74 | 14 | 13.7 | 302 | +13.6% | #124 of 2,229 |
| 5Benewah County, ID | 74 | 6 | 14.7 | 250 | +9.7% | #130 of 2,229 |
| 6Franklin County, ID | 72 | 9 | 18.2 | 222 | +11.2% | #166 of 2,229 |
| 7Gem County, ID | 69 | 12 | 15.7 | 246 | +13.0% | #232 of 2,229 |
| 8Gooding County, ID | 69 | 13 | 22.8 | 162 | +5.1% | #250 of 2,229 |
| 9Washington County, ID | 60 | 11 | 26.2 | 136 | +9.7% | #582 of 2,229 |
| 10Canyon County, ID | 59 | 218 | 25.3 | 157 | +18.1% | #631 of 2,229 |
| Bear Lake County, ID | Not scored | 9 | 39.5 | 99 | +5.7% |
Other business types in Bear Lake County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Bear Lake County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 real estate businesses in Bear Lake County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bear Lake County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bear Lake County, ID spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $38.5M a year, or $16,901 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 2,278 households in Bear Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bear Lake County, ID compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Bear Lake County has 39.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 99, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending.
How fast is Bear Lake County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Bear Lake County at 6,727 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,278 households. Median household income in Bear Lake County is $75,260, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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