Real estate · Small-town market · Illinois
Real estate businesses in the Rochelle, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Rochelle, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #360 of 536 scored small-town markets
#14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 43
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +81.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $295.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,194 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 159
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,399
- −0.7% since 2020
See the real estate businesses around any address in the Rochelle area
The site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Rochelle area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $14,194 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Rochelle area spend about $295.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 59% 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.
The Rochelle area has 43 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 20.7 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in the Rochelle area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 81.0% from 2019. That is one for every 548 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 123 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Rochelle area declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, the Rochelle area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #360 of 536 scored small-town markets and #14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Rochelle area compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Rochelle area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 32.7 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 159 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 548 | 543 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +81.0% | +4.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,194 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $82,132 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38+81.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 123Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 434 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The 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 the Rochelle 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 Rochelle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,399−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 20,821
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 759 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $82,132+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,173
- Median home value
- $189,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,354
- Daytime population
- 44,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Rochelle area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the real estate businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Rochelle area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardReal estate across Illinois
Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Rochelle area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, IL | 66 | 81 | 13.1 | 241 | −1.6% | #76 of 536 |
| 2Canton, IL | 64 | 13 | 9.4 | 314 | −2.0% | #90 of 536 |
| 3Lincoln, IL | 61 | 16 | 14.2 | 217 | −2.5% | #120 of 536 |
| 4Dixon, IL | 57 | 23 | 17.2 | 183 | −3.4% | #165 of 536 |
| 5Sterling, IL | 53 | 39 | 16.9 | 181 | −2.6% | #225 of 536 |
| 6Jacksonville, IL | 52 | 22 | 14.5 | 210 | −3.1% | #238 of 536 |
| 7Effingham, IL | 51 | 36 | 19.9 | 163 | −0.9% | #252 of 536 |
| 8Danville, IL | 50 | 46 | 15.3 | 190 | −3.7% | #264 of 536 |
| 9Taylorville, IL | 50 | 23 | 16.9 | 177 | −1.5% | #266 of 536 |
| 10Galesburg, IL | 49 | 24 | 11.4 | 251 | −4.1% | #273 of 536 |
| 14Rochelle, IL | 42 | 43 | 20.7 | 159 | −0.7% | #360 of 536 |
Other business types in the Rochelle 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 Rochelle, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 real estate businesses in the Rochelle area. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 81.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 123 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Rochelle, IL area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $295.5M a year, or $14,194 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 43 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 59% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,821 households in the Rochelle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rochelle, IL area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Rochelle area has 20.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 159, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Rochelle area would have about 68, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 548 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 81.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rochelle, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Rochelle area at 51,399 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,821 households. Median household income in the Rochelle area is $82,132, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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 Rochelle area scores 42 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #360 of 536 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Rochelle area. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in the Rochelle area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Rochelle area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Rochelle area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.