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Real estate businesses in Chickasaw County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,652 of 2,229 scored counties
#48 of 69 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$68M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,609 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
174
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,663
−2.8% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Chickasaw County comes to about $68M a year: $13,609 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 74% 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.

There are 9 real estate businesses on map listings in Chickasaw County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Chickasaw County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chickasaw County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Chickasaw County is 39 (lower middle), #1,652 of 2,229 scored counties and #48 of 69 scored counties in Iowa.

How Chickasaw County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Chickasaw County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureChickasaw CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.024.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)174130100
Households per official establishmentn/a648414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,609$14,016$16,661
Median household income$75,675$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3960

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
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,663−2.8% since 2020
Households
4,997
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$75,675+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,114
Median home value
$182,600
Jobs located here
4,976
Daytime population
10,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, IA761211.8285+1.8%#87 of 2,229
2Warren County, IA712311.1314+9.0%#181 of 2,229
3Bremer County, IA661515.4215+1.1%#344 of 2,229
4Guthrie County, IA65510.9302+1.6%#365 of 2,229
5Jones County, IA641214.6215+2.9%#409 of 2,229
6Cedar County, IA6379.2354−0.7%#431 of 2,229
7Crawford County, IA6369.5325−1.5%#434 of 2,229
8Madison County, IA631014.9228+3.8%#446 of 2,229
9Plymouth County, IA631514.52270.0%#447 of 2,229
10Mills County, IA63916.7206+2.6%#454 of 2,229
48Chickasaw County, IA39918.0174−2.8%#1,652 of 2,229

Other business types in Chickasaw County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Chickasaw County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 real estate businesses in Chickasaw County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. 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 Chickasaw County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Chickasaw County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $68M a year, or $13,609 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 74% 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 4,997 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chickasaw County, IA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Chickasaw County has 18.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 174, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 16, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Chickasaw County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 11,663 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,997 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $75,675, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 39 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,652 of 2,229 scored counties.

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

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