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Real estate businesses in Gem County, ID
The real estate businesses in Gem County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 2,229 scored counties
#7 of 29 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,743 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 246
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,773
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gem County spend about $128M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,743 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.5 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.
Gem County has 12 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gem County in 2023. That is one for every 450 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 88 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $693K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gem County.
Population estimates show Gem County grew 13.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gem County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #232 of 2,229 scored counties and #7 of 29 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gem 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 | Gem County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 50.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 246 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 450 | 244 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,743 | $17,677 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $64,605 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $693K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gem 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 Gem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,773+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,642
- Median home value
- $428,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,657
- Daytime population
- 16,682Residents 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 Gem 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 |
Other business types in Gem 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 Gem County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 real estate businesses in Gem County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 88 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $128M a year, or $16,743 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.5 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 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Gem County has 15.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 246, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Gem County would have about 30, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 450 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Gem County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Gem County scores 69 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #232 of 2,229 scored counties.
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