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Real estate businesses in Idaho County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Idaho County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,365 of 2,229 scored counties
#18 of 29 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
28
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$109.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,132 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
90
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.3
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,874
+7.7% 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

At $16,132 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Idaho County spend about $109.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 10% 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.

Idaho County has 28 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 41.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Idaho County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 521 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Idaho County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Idaho County is 45 (lower middle), #1,365 of 2,229 scored counties and #18 of 29 scored counties in Idaho.

How Idaho 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.

Real estate in Idaho County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureIdaho CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.350.238.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9081100
Households per official establishment521244414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,132$17,677$16,661
Median household income$66,325$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4537

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 13
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$340K
One-person businesses, 2023
77Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
282 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Idaho 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 Idaho County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,874+7.7% since 2020
Households
6,776
Median age
49.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
8,478 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$66,325+59.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,593
Median home value
$310,200
Jobs located here
4,641
Daytime population
16,179Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jerome County, ID811416.9233+8.6%#17 of 2,229
2Minidoka County, ID801012.3309+5.7%#22 of 2,229
3Bingham County, ID782314.3281+6.4%#56 of 2,229
4Jefferson County, ID741413.7302+13.6%#124 of 2,229
5Benewah County, ID74614.7250+9.7%#130 of 2,229
6Franklin County, ID72918.2222+11.2%#166 of 2,229
7Gem County, ID691215.7246+13.0%#232 of 2,229
8Gooding County, ID691322.8162+5.1%#250 of 2,229
9Washington County, ID601126.2136+9.7%#582 of 2,229
10Canyon County, ID5921825.3157+18.1%#631 of 2,229
18Idaho County, ID452841.390+7.7%#1,365 of 2,229

Other business types in Idaho County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Idaho County, ID?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 real estate businesses in Idaho County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Idaho County, ID spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $109.3M a year, or $16,132 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 10% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,776 households in Idaho County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Idaho County, ID compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Idaho County has 41.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 90, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Idaho County would have about 25, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 521 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Idaho County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Idaho County at 17,874 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,776 households. Median household income in Idaho County is $66,325, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 59.8%, 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. Idaho County scores 45 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,365 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Idaho County

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