Real estate · Small-town market · Idaho
Real estate businesses in the Blackfoot, ID area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Blackfoot, ID area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #14 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $280.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,366 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 281
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,153
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Blackfoot area is 79 (high), #14 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for real estate businesses.
At $17,366 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Blackfoot area spend about $280.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.8 times 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 23 real estate businesses on map listings in the Blackfoot area as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Blackfoot area was 18 in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 896 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Blackfoot area. Population estimates show the Blackfoot area grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Blackfoot area 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 | Blackfoot area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 50.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 281 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 896 | 244 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.2% | +29.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,366 | $17,677 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,878 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $780K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 132Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Blackfoot area, 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 the Blackfoot area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,153+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,132
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 2,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $77,878+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,279
- Median home value
- $293,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,423
- Daytime population
- 43,536Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Idaho for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Blackfoot area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Blackfoot, ID | 79 | 23 | 14.3 | 281 | +6.4% | #14 of 536 |
| 2Burley, ID | 57 | 43 | 25.9 | 148 | +6.2% | #170 of 536 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 56 | 60 | 27.9 | 147 | +12.6% | #182 of 536 |
| 3Mountain Home, ID | 54 | 32 | 28.9 | 131 | +2.8% | #219 of 536 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 50 | 52 | 26.0 | 142 | +5.0% | #271 of 536 |
| 4Moscow, ID | 45 | 53 | 32.6 | 117 | +5.6% | #324 of 536 |
| 5Rexburg, ID | 41 | 64 | 35.6 | 106 | +4.5% | #381 of 536 |
| 6Sandpoint, ID | 41 | 107 | 52.8 | 75 | +14.8% | #385 of 536 |
| 7Hailey, ID | 39 | 90 | 71.3 | 60 | +6.1% | #408 of 536 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 38 | 140 | 96.5 | 52 | +4.2% | #422 of 536 |
Other business types in the Blackfoot area
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 the Blackfoot, ID area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 real estate businesses in the Blackfoot area. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. Another 132 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Blackfoot, ID area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $280.1M a year, or $17,366 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.8 times 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 16,132 households in the Blackfoot area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Blackfoot, ID area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Blackfoot area has 14.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 281, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Blackfoot area would have about 65, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 896 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Blackfoot, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Blackfoot area at 51,153 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,132 households. Median household income in the Blackfoot area is $77,878, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Blackfoot area scores 79 for real estate businesses (high), #14 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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