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Real estate businesses in Sac County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$57.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,371 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
664
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,525
−2.7% 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 $13,371 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Sac County spend about $57.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

There are 2 real estate businesses on map listings in Sac County as of September 2026. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Sac County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sac County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sac 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 Sac County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureSac CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.624.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)664130100
Households per official establishmentn/a648414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,371$14,016$16,661
Median household income$73,838$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
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Sac 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 Sac County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,525−2.7% since 2020
Households
4,302
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$73,838
Average household income
$88,368
Median home value
$141,400
Jobs located here
2,976
Daytime population
7,628Residents 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 Sac 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
Sac County, IANot scored24.6664−2.7%

Other business types in Sac County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 real estate businesses in Sac 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 Sac County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $57.5M a year, or $13,371 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 4,302 households in Sac County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sac County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Sac County would have about 13, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Sac County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Sac County at 9,525 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,302 households. Median household income in Sac County is $73,838, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sac County. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Sac County?

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Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.