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Real estate businesses in Jasper County, IA

How Jasper County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #504 of 2,229 scored counties
#15 of 69 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
26
3 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$206M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,727 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
183
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.3
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,153
+0.9% 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 $13,727 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Jasper County spend about $206M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 83% 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 26 real estate businesses on map listings in Jasper County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Jasper County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 3,753 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 102 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jasper County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jasper County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #504 of 2,229 scored counties and #15 of 69 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jasper 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 Jasper County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureJasper CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.324.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)183130100
Households per official establishment3,753648414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,727$14,016$16,661
Median household income$71,311$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6260

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$198K
One-person businesses, 2023
102Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
263 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Jasper 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 Jasper County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,153+0.9% since 2020
Households
15,010
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$71,311+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,279
Median home value
$186,300
Jobs located here
10,068
Daytime population
30,612Residents 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 Jasper 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
15Jasper County, IA622617.3183+0.9%#504 of 2,229

Other business types in Jasper County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 real estate businesses in Jasper County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $206M a year, or $13,727 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 83% 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 15,010 households in Jasper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jasper County has 17.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 183, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Jasper County would have about 48, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,753 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Jasper County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Jasper County at 38,153 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,010 households. Median household income in Jasper County is $71,311, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. Jasper County scores 62 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #504 of 2,229 scored counties.

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