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Real estate businesses in Pottawatomie County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Pottawatomie County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #768 of 2,229 scored counties
#5 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $139.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,915 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 179
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,186
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Pottawatomie County comes to about $139.9M a year: $14,915 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 79% 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.
Pottawatomie County has 18 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 19.2 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pottawatomie County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 408 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Pottawatomie County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Pottawatomie County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #768 of 2,229 scored counties and #5 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Pottawatomie County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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.
| Measure | Pottawatomie County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 32.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 179 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 408 | 498 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,915 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $92,325 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,186+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,381
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 841 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $92,325+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,915
- Median home value
- $245,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,026
- Daytime population
- 26,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Pottawatomie County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, KS | 69 | 9 | 12.1 | 275 | −0.2% | #228 of 2,229 |
| 2Wyandotte County, KS | 62 | 61 | 9.9 | 303 | +1.0% | #482 of 2,229 |
| 3Osage County, KS | 57 | 11 | 17.1 | 182 | −0.3% | #717 of 2,229 |
| 4Miami County, KS | 57 | 28 | 20.4 | 168 | +5.9% | #725 of 2,229 |
| 5Pottawatomie County, KS | 56 | 18 | 19.2 | 179 | +6.9% | #768 of 2,229 |
| 6Leavenworth County, KS | 56 | 58 | 19.2 | 179 | +3.2% | #769 of 2,229 |
| 7Dickinson County, KS | 56 | 16 | 20.0 | 156 | +1.4% | #778 of 2,229 |
| 8Nemaha County, KS | 54 | 5 | 12.4 | 258 | −2.1% | #849 of 2,229 |
| 9Atchison County, KS | 52 | 5 | 8.7 | 338 | −0.9% | #950 of 2,229 |
| 10Cherokee County, KS | 51 | 6 | 7.6 | 374 | −1.0% | #1,013 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Pottawatomie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Pottawatomie County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 real estate businesses in Pottawatomie County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pottawatomie County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $139.9M a year, or $14,915 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 79% 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 9,381 households in Pottawatomie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pottawatomie County, KS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Pottawatomie County has 19.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 179, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pottawatomie County would have about 32, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 408 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Pottawatomie County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Pottawatomie County at 27,186 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,381 households. Median household income in Pottawatomie County is $92,325, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pottawatomie County scores 56 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #768 of 2,229 scored counties.
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