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Real estate businesses in Grundy County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$73.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,447 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
569
5.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
85% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,361
+0.2% 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

At $14,447 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Grundy County spend about $73.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 5.7 times 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.

Grundy County has 3 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 85% 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 Grundy County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Grundy County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 real estate businesses on map listings, Grundy County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Grundy 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 Grundy County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureGrundy CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.924.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)569130100
Households per official establishmentn/a648414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,447$14,016$16,661
Median household income$87,205$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

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
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,361+0.2% since 2020
Households
5,117
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
502 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$87,205+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,039
Median home value
$198,800
Jobs located here
4,124
Daytime population
10,903Residents 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 Grundy 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
Grundy County, IANot scored35.9569+0.2%

Other business types in Grundy County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 real estate businesses in Grundy County. 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 Grundy County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $73.9M a year, or $14,447 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 5.7 times 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 5,117 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grundy County has 5.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 85% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 569, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Grundy County would have about 17, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Grundy County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Grundy County at 12,361 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,117 households. Median household income in Grundy County is $87,205, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Grundy County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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