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Real estate businesses in Winnebago County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,172 of 2,229 scored counties
#68 of 69 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$61M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,154 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
128
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.7
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,251
−3.8% 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

For real estate businesses, Winnebago County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,172 of 2,229 scored counties and #68 of 69 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Winnebago County comes to about $61M a year: $13,154 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 28% 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.

Winnebago County has 11 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 23.7 per 10,000 households, 38% 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 Winnebago County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Winnebago County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.724.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)128130100
Households per official establishmentn/a648414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,154$14,016$16,661
Median household income$67,642$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2560

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,251−3.8% since 2020
Households
4,641
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$67,642+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,071
Median home value
$135,000
Jobs located here
3,897
Daytime population
9,377Residents 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 Winnebago 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
68Winnebago County, IA251123.7128−3.8%#2,172 of 2,229

Other business types in Winnebago County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 real estate businesses in Winnebago County. One of them (9%) 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 Winnebago County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $61M a year, or $13,154 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 28% 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 4,641 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winnebago County has 23.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 128, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Winnebago County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 10,251 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,641 households. Median household income in Winnebago County is $67,642, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.6%, 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. Winnebago County scores 25 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,172 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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