Market rankings · Indiana
Real estate businesses in Indiana
Markets across Indiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 7,705
- 614 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 4,608
- +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.4
- 26% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 112
- 12% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #26 of 51
- Market score 51 · Upper middle
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7,705 real estate businesses in Indiana. 614 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.4, 26% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Indiana spend about $37.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,818 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 12% 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 4,608 businesses with payroll in Indiana classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 589 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 50 SBA-backed loans worth $13.1M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #26 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Terre Haute metro area scores highest (62). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Washington area scores highest (75).
Every market in Indiana for real estate businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Terre Haute, IN | 62 | 101 | 15.0 | 194 | +0.3% | #74 of 387 |
| 2Kokomo, IN | 57 | 75 | 21.1 | 143 | +0.4% | #114 of 387 |
| 3Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 55 | 101 | 23.1 | 135 | −0.9% | #129 of 387 |
| 4Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 52 | 177 | 24.5 | 128 | +0.9% | #160 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 52 | 2,696 | 29.7 | 115 | +2.7% | #163 of 387 |
| 5South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 51 | 304 | 23.7 | 132 | +0.1% | #171 of 387 |
| 6Evansville, IN | 49 | 274 | 24.0 | 131 | +1.6% | #186 of 387 |
| 7Muncie, IN | 46 | 103 | 22.3 | 129 | +1.2% | #220 of 387 |
| 8Columbus, IN | 46 | 116 | 34.8 | 95 | +4.3% | #230 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 41 | 1,994 | 35.7 | 96 | +2.9% | #272 of 387 |
| 9Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 41 | 3,060 | 36.3 | 93 | +5.4% | #273 of 387 |
| 10Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 39 | 240 | 26.5 | 115 | +2.1% | #286 of 387 |
| 11Fort Wayne, IN | 37 | 597 | 32.8 | 97 | +3.9% | #312 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 34 | 14,032 | 38.5 | 92 | 0.0% | #345 of 387 |
| 12Bloomington, IN | 28 | 244 | 36.0 | 86 | +2.0% | #375 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington, IN | 75 | 16 | 13.5 | 227 | +2.5% | #30 of 536 |
| 2Frankfort, IN | 71 | 14 | 11.2 | 271 | +0.4% | #44 of 536 |
| 3Crawfordsville, IN | 62 | 25 | 16.0 | 195 | +2.7% | #113 of 536 |
| 4Logansport, IN | 59 | 23 | 15.3 | 189 | +0.1% | #143 of 536 |
| 5Kendallville, IN | 58 | 30 | 16.5 | 188 | +1.0% | #150 of 536 |
| 6Huntington, IN | 56 | 24 | 15.6 | 196 | +1.6% | #177 of 536 |
| 7Auburn, IN | 56 | 33 | 19.3 | 162 | +2.9% | #181 of 536 |
| 8Seymour, IN | 55 | 37 | 20.4 | 153 | +1.9% | #197 of 536 |
| 9Connersville, IN | 52 | 13 | 13.8 | 211 | +0.7% | #237 of 536 |
| 10Monticello, IN | 52 | 20 | 19.5 | 157 | +2.0% | #245 of 536 |
| 11Greensburg, IN | 52 | 22 | 20.5 | 155 | +0.4% | #246 of 536 |
| 12Plymouth, IN | 51 | 40 | 22.5 | 138 | +1.2% | #259 of 536 |
| 13Wabash, IN | 50 | 23 | 18.1 | 168 | −0.7% | #268 of 536 |
| 14New Castle, IN | 48 | 31 | 16.6 | 179 | +0.5% | #289 of 536 |
| 15Vincennes, IN | 48 | 26 | 17.1 | 175 | −1.7% | #290 of 536 |
| 16Marion, IN | 46 | 46 | 17.2 | 165 | 0.0% | #303 of 536 |
| 17Madison, IN | 46 | 24 | 18.8 | 161 | +0.6% | #304 of 536 |
| 18Decatur, IN | 44 | 28 | 22.6 | 135 | +2.2% | #334 of 536 |
| 19Greencastle, IN | 43 | 38 | 26.9 | 118 | +3.2% | #355 of 536 |
| 20Bedford, IN | 42 | 45 | 23.5 | 128 | +1.2% | #368 of 536 |
| 21Peru, IN | 41 | 23 | 17.3 | 171 | −3.9% | #374 of 536 |
| 22Jasper, IN | 40 | 49 | 27.9 | 117 | +0.9% | #395 of 536 |
| 23Angola, IN | 38 | 33 | 23.5 | 135 | +1.0% | #411 of 536 |
| 24Warsaw, IN | 38 | 101 | 31.6 | 101 | +0.9% | #417 of 536 |
| 25Richmond, IN | 28 | 67 | 24.8 | 117 | −0.5% | #513 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, IN | 75 | 10 | 10.9 | 303 | +2.2% | #101 of 2,229 |
| 2LaGrange County, IN | 73 | 13 | 10.1 | 329 | +1.9% | #137 of 2,229 |
| 3Daviess County, IN | 69 | 16 | 13.5 | 227 | +2.5% | #236 of 2,229 |
| 4Posey County, IN | 68 | 9 | 8.5 | 384 | −0.8% | #259 of 2,229 |
| 5Clinton County, IN | 66 | 14 | 11.2 | 271 | +0.4% | #332 of 2,229 |
| 6Clay County, IN | 66 | 13 | 12.3 | 254 | −0.1% | #334 of 2,229 |
| 7Jennings County, IN | 65 | 10 | 9.1 | 331 | +0.1% | #364 of 2,229 |
| 8Ripley County, IN | 65 | 16 | 13.9 | 224 | +1.6% | #377 of 2,229 |
| 9Tipton County, IN | 63 | 8 | 12.8 | 249 | −0.4% | #438 of 2,229 |
| 10Carroll County, IN | 63 | 10 | 12.4 | 247 | +1.6% | #440 of 2,229 |
| 11Warrick County, IN | 63 | 40 | 15.9 | 219 | +4.4% | #449 of 2,229 |
| 12Greene County, IN | 62 | 14 | 10.7 | 275 | +1.2% | #487 of 2,229 |
| 13Washington County, IN | 61 | 15 | 13.4 | 223 | +0.5% | #535 of 2,229 |
| 14Gibson County, IN | 61 | 19 | 14.1 | 219 | +0.1% | #537 of 2,229 |
| 15Owen County, IN | 61 | 13 | 15.1 | 198 | +2.6% | #541 of 2,229 |
| 16Hancock County, IN | 60 | 77 | 23.0 | 154 | +13.5% | #578 of 2,229 |
| 17Spencer County, IN | 59 | 8 | 9.9 | 315 | +1.2% | #595 of 2,229 |
| 18Brown County, IN | 59 | 8 | 11.8 | 277 | +1.9% | #600 of 2,229 |
| 19Rush County, IN | 58 | 9 | 13.3 | 223 | 0.0% | #653 of 2,229 |
| 20Montgomery County, IN | 58 | 25 | 16.0 | 195 | +2.7% | #659 of 2,229 |
| 21Fulton County, IN | 56 | 11 | 13.7 | 222 | −1.9% | #757 of 2,229 |
| 22Harrison County, IN | 56 | 24 | 15.5 | 203 | +1.9% | #763 of 2,229 |
| 23Sullivan County, IN | 55 | 6 | 7.7 | 380 | +0.1% | #800 of 2,229 |
| 24Cass County, IN | 55 | 23 | 15.3 | 189 | +0.1% | #817 of 2,229 |
| 25Madison County, IN | 55 | 92 | 17.2 | 174 | +3.8% | #824 of 2,229 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Noble County, IN | 54 | 30 | 16.5 | 188 | +1.0% | #859 of 2,229 |
| 27Scott County, IN | 54 | 17 | 17.3 | 167 | +2.8% | #864 of 2,229 |
| 28DeKalb County, IN | 54 | 33 | 19.3 | 162 | +2.9% | #866 of 2,229 |
| 29Pulaski County, IN | 53 | 5 | 10.1 | 299 | −0.4% | #893 of 2,229 |
| 30Huntington County, IN | 53 | 24 | 15.6 | 196 | +1.6% | #911 of 2,229 |
| 31Jackson County, IN | 53 | 37 | 20.4 | 153 | +1.9% | #925 of 2,229 |
| 32Perry County, IN | 52 | 9 | 11.6 | 252 | +1.2% | #956 of 2,229 |
| 33Fountain County, IN | 52 | 14 | 20.2 | 146 | +3.2% | #991 of 2,229 |
| 34White County, IN | 50 | 20 | 19.5 | 157 | +2.0% | #1,073 of 2,229 |
| 35Decatur County, IN | 50 | 22 | 20.5 | 155 | +0.4% | #1,074 of 2,229 |
| 36Marshall County, IN | 50 | 40 | 22.5 | 138 | +1.2% | #1,083 of 2,229 |
| 37Wabash County, IN | 49 | 23 | 18.1 | 168 | −0.7% | #1,127 of 2,229 |
| 38Whitley County, IN | 49 | 32 | 22.8 | 142 | +2.1% | #1,134 of 2,229 |
| 39Jasper County, IN | 49 | 34 | 26.7 | 119 | +3.0% | #1,148 of 2,229 |
| 40Boone County, IN | 49 | 96 | 33.4 | 116 | +13.5% | #1,149 of 2,229 |
| 41Hendricks County, IN | 48 | 209 | 31.1 | 117 | +10.2% | #1,190 of 2,229 |
| 42Henry County, IN | 47 | 31 | 16.6 | 179 | +0.5% | #1,208 of 2,229 |
| 43Knox County, IN | 47 | 26 | 17.1 | 175 | −1.7% | #1,210 of 2,229 |
| 44Newton County, IN | 47 | 12 | 21.0 | 144 | +2.9% | #1,223 of 2,229 |
| 45Dearborn County, IN | 47 | 52 | 25.6 | 128 | +1.7% | #1,234 of 2,229 |
| 46Clark County, IN | 47 | 131 | 25.6 | 125 | +7.5% | #1,236 of 2,229 |
| 47Morgan County, IN | 47 | 87 | 30.8 | 107 | +4.4% | #1,247 of 2,229 |
| 48Pike County, IN | 46 | 7 | 13.9 | 222 | −2.0% | #1,259 of 2,229 |
| 49Fayette County, IN | 46 | 13 | 13.8 | 211 | +0.7% | #1,260 of 2,229 |
| 50Grant County, IN | 46 | 46 | 17.2 | 165 | 0.0% | #1,270 of 2,229 |
| 51Jefferson County, IN | 46 | 24 | 18.8 | 161 | +0.6% | #1,271 of 2,229 |
| 52Shelby County, IN | 46 | 45 | 24.4 | 129 | +1.8% | #1,292 of 2,229 |
| 53Adams County, IN | 45 | 28 | 22.6 | 135 | +2.2% | #1,344 of 2,229 |
| 54LaPorte County, IN | 44 | 101 | 23.1 | 135 | −0.9% | #1,397 of 2,229 |
| 55Putnam County, IN | 44 | 38 | 26.9 | 118 | +3.2% | #1,411 of 2,229 |
| 56Orange County, IN | 43 | 12 | 15.1 | 197 | −0.1% | #1,439 of 2,229 |
| 57Howard County, IN | 43 | 75 | 21.1 | 143 | +0.4% | #1,452 of 2,229 |
| 58Wells County, IN | 43 | 26 | 22.5 | 137 | +2.6% | #1,455 of 2,229 |
| 59Lawrence County, IN | 43 | 45 | 23.5 | 128 | +1.2% | #1,458 of 2,229 |
| 60Miami County, IN | 42 | 23 | 17.3 | 171 | −3.9% | #1,500 of 2,229 |
| 61Vigo County, IN | 41 | 79 | 18.6 | 154 | +0.4% | #1,559 of 2,229 |
| 62Elkhart County, IN | 41 | 177 | 24.5 | 128 | +0.9% | #1,565 of 2,229 |
| 63Dubois County, IN | 41 | 49 | 27.9 | 117 | +0.9% | #1,568 of 2,229 |
| 64Bartholomew County, IN | 41 | 116 | 34.8 | 95 | +4.3% | #1,580 of 2,229 |
| 65Hamilton County, IN | 40 | 772 | 56.2 | 71 | +10.9% | #1,645 of 2,229 |
| 66Steuben County, IN | 38 | 33 | 23.5 | 135 | +1.0% | #1,724 of 2,229 |
| 67St. Joseph County, IN | 38 | 265 | 24.7 | 126 | +0.1% | #1,731 of 2,229 |
| 68Kosciusko County, IN | 38 | 101 | 31.6 | 101 | +0.9% | #1,740 of 2,229 |
| 69Starke County, IN | 37 | 16 | 17.8 | 163 | +0.1% | #1,770 of 2,229 |
| 70Porter County, IN | 37 | 254 | 37.0 | 92 | +1.6% | #1,804 of 2,229 |
| 71Lake County, IN | 36 | 616 | 31.6 | 101 | +1.1% | #1,841 of 2,229 |
| 72Johnson County, IN | 36 | 306 | 48.9 | 71 | +7.4% | #1,855 of 2,229 |
| 73Jay County, IN | 33 | 13 | 16.7 | 171 | −1.8% | #1,960 of 2,229 |
| 74Allen County, IN | 33 | 539 | 34.4 | 92 | +4.2% | #1,980 of 2,229 |
| 75Delaware County, IN | 32 | 103 | 22.3 | 129 | +1.2% | #2,000 of 2,229 |
| 76Wayne County, IN | 32 | 67 | 24.8 | 117 | −0.5% | #2,001 of 2,229 |
| 77Floyd County, IN | 30 | 129 | 40.4 | 83 | +2.0% | #2,075 of 2,229 |
| 78Randolph County, IN | 28 | 27 | 26.1 | 111 | +0.1% | #2,119 of 2,229 |
| 79Vanderburgh County, IN | 28 | 225 | 28.7 | 105 | +0.9% | #2,121 of 2,229 |
| 80Tippecanoe County, IN | 27 | 226 | 29.8 | 101 | +2.2% | #2,143 of 2,229 |
| 81Marion County, IN | 26 | 1,360 | 34.0 | 92 | +1.6% | #2,161 of 2,229 |
| 82Monroe County, IN | 25 | 231 | 39.0 | 80 | +1.9% | #2,177 of 2,229 |
| Parke County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 6.5 | 465 | +3.0% | |
| Vermillion County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | 640 | +0.6% | |
| Blackford County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | 737 | −3.1% | |
| Crawford County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 8.7 | 315 | −0.2% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 7.7 | 394 | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 7.7 | 396 | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 5.8 | 541 | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 6.0 | 544 | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 6.8 | 467 | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 6 | 22.9 | 133 | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Indiana?
There are 7,705 real estate businesses on map listings in Indiana as of September 2026. 614 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 4,608 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. Another 23,163 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Indiana spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $37.5B a year, or $13,818 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7,705 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% 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 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Indiana has 28.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 112, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Indiana would have about 8,664, against 7,705 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 589 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Terre Haute metro area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Washington area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 82 scored counties in Indiana, Franklin County scores highest, at 75 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 51 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #26 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. 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.
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- Real estate agents and brokers6,086 listings
- Property management627 listings
- Mortgage brokers and lenders844 listings
- Home inspectors148 listings
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