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Real estate businesses in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,878 of 2,229 scored counties
#17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 1,980
- 97 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 1,238
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,441 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 88
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.9
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,878 of 2,229 scored counties and #17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Montgomery County comes to about $7.6B a year: $19,441 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 12% below 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.
Montgomery County has 1,980 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 97 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 50.9 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 1,238 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Montgomery County in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 314 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Montgomery County. Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.9 | 40.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 88 | 100 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 314 | 454 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +9.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,441 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,129 → 1,238+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,469
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6,990Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,98097 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,747The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caroline County, MD | 66 | 16 | 12.8 | 262 | +2.5% | #333 of 2,229 |
| 2Somerset County, MD | 64 | 10 | 12.0 | 263 | +1.7% | #398 of 2,229 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 56 | 105 | 25.9 | 145 | +3.2% | #783 of 2,229 |
| 4Allegany County, MD | 55 | 46 | 16.8 | 186 | −1.6% | #818 of 2,229 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 55 | 250 | 41.1 | 104 | +5.9% | #842 of 2,229 |
| 6St. Mary’s County, MD | 53 | 130 | 30.6 | 138 | +2.4% | #936 of 2,229 |
| 7Prince George’s County, MD | 53 | 1,006 | 28.9 | 137 | +0.5% | #937 of 2,229 |
| 8Dorchester County, MD | 52 | 28 | 20.7 | 158 | +3.4% | #983 of 2,229 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 50 | 196 | 30.5 | 139 | +2.2% | #1,082 of 2,229 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 50 | 467 | 44.6 | 97 | +11.0% | #1,108 of 2,229 |
| 17Montgomery County, MD | 35 | 1,980 | 50.9 | 88 | +1.3% | #1,878 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,980 real estate businesses in Montgomery County. 97 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,238 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. Another 6,990 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.6B a year, or $19,441 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,980 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% below 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Montgomery County has 50.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 1,747, against 1,980 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 314 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,878 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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