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Real estate businesses in Elmore County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Elmore County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #792 of 2,229 scored counties
#13 of 29 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 32
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $181.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,400 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 131
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,465
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 real estate businesses in Elmore County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 16%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 28.9 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Elmore County comes to about $181.5M a year: $16,400 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 31% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Elmore County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Elmore County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elmore County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Elmore County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #792 of 2,229 scored counties and #13 of 29 scored counties in Idaho.
How Elmore 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 | Elmore County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 50.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 131 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 922 | 244 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,400 | $17,677 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,359 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Elmore 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 Elmore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,465+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,067
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,615
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,488
- Daytime population
- 25,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Elmore County marked.
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 |
| 13Elmore County, ID | 56 | 32 | 28.9 | 131 | +2.8% | #792 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Elmore 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 Elmore County, ID?
Elmore County has 32 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elmore County, ID spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $181.5M a year, or $16,400 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 31% above 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 11,067 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elmore County, ID compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Elmore County has 28.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 131, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Elmore County would have about 42, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Elmore County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Elmore County at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Elmore County scores 56 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #792 of 2,229 scored counties.
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