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Real estate businesses in Jay County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Jay County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,960 of 2,229 scored counties
#73 of 82 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $96.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,351 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 171
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,118
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Jay County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,960 of 2,229 scored counties and #73 of 82 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 real estate businesses in Jay County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.7, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Jay County spend about $96.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,351 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 71% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jay County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jay County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jay County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Jay County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 28.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 171 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 589 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,351 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,969 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Jay 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 Jay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,118−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,807
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 384 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $54,969+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,490
- Median home value
- $117,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,619
- Daytime population
- 18,014Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
| 73Jay County, IN | 33 | 13 | 16.7 | 171 | −1.8% | #1,960 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Jay 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 Jay County, IN?
There are 13 real estate businesses on map listings in Jay County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jay County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jay County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $96.4M a year, or $12,351 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 71% 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 7,807 households in Jay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jay County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Jay County has 16.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 171, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Jay County would have about 22, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Jay County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Jay County at 20,118 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,807 households. The median household income in Jay County is $54,969 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Jay County scores 33 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,960 of 2,229 scored counties.
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