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Real estate businesses in LaPorte County, IN
The real estate businesses in LaPorte County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,397 of 2,229 scored counties
#54 of 82 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 101
- 19 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $590.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,533 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 135
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.1
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,294
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 real estate businesses in LaPorte County. 19 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 23.1 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in LaPorte County spend about $590.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,533 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 35% 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 33 businesses with payroll in LaPorte County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,322 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 372 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show LaPorte County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, LaPorte County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,397 of 2,229 scored counties and #54 of 82 scored counties in Indiana.
How LaPorte 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 | LaPorte County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 28.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 135 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,322 | 589 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | +17.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,533 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,055 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 33−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 372Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The 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 LaPorte 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 LaPorte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,294−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 43,633
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,682
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,820
- Daytime population
- 107,276Residents 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 |
| 54LaPorte County, IN | 44 | 101 | 23.1 | 135 | −0.9% | #1,397 of 2,229 |
Other business types in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County, IN?
LaPorte County has 101 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Another 372 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in LaPorte County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $590.5M a year, or $13,533 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 101 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 35% 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 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaPorte County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
LaPorte County has 23.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 135, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 136, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,322 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?
Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. LaPorte County scores 44 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,397 of 2,229 scored counties.
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