Real estate · Small-town market · Michigan
Real estate businesses in the Marquette, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Marquette, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #397 of 536 scored small-town markets
#13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 88
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $370M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,094 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 97
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,064
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 real estate businesses in the Marquette area. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 31.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $13,094 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Marquette area spend about $370M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3% 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.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Marquette area in 2023. That is one for every 1,413 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 186 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Marquette area grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Marquette area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #397 of 536 scored small-town markets and #13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Marquette area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Marquette area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.1 | 31.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 97 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,413 | 728 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,094 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,429 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 186Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 882 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 the Marquette area, 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 the Marquette area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,064+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 28,255
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,809 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $65,429+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,058
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Jobs located here
- 24,514
- Daytime population
- 66,266Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Marquette area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 60 | 92 | 20.2 | 165 | +2.1% | #137 of 536 |
| 2Houghton, MI | 59 | 22 | 14.2 | 211 | +1.8% | #141 of 536 |
| 3Owosso, MI | 59 | 44 | 15.6 | 195 | −0.4% | #142 of 536 |
| 4Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 57 | 20 | 14.2 | 212 | +0.4% | #163 of 536 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 56 | 47 | 16.0 | 185 | +0.3% | #178 of 536 |
| 5Sturgis, MI | 55 | 40 | 16.9 | 178 | +0.1% | #195 of 536 |
| 6Hillsdale, MI | 51 | 32 | 17.9 | 168 | 0.0% | #251 of 536 |
| 7Alpena, MI | 49 | 25 | 19.2 | 149 | −0.1% | #282 of 536 |
| 8Alma, MI | 48 | 27 | 18.3 | 164 | −1.1% | #291 of 536 |
| 9Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 42 | 26 | 18.5 | 159 | −1.9% | #359 of 536 |
| 13Marquette, MI | 40 | 88 | 31.1 | 97 | +2.3% | #397 of 536 |
Other business types in the Marquette area
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 the Marquette, MI area?
There are 88 real estate businesses on map listings in the Marquette area as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 186 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Marquette, MI area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $370M a year, or $13,094 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 88 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,255 households in the Marquette area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Marquette, MI area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Marquette area has 31.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 97, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Marquette area would have about 85, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,413 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is the Marquette, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Marquette area at 68,064 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in the Marquette area is $65,429 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Marquette area scores 40 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #397 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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