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Real estate businesses in Oscoda County, MI

The real estate businesses in Oscoda County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$44.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $11,789 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
172
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,723
+6.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 real estate businesses in Oscoda County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 59% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $11,789 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Oscoda County spend about $44.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 72% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Oscoda County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Oscoda County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Oscoda County 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.

Real estate in Oscoda County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOscoda CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.831.238.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)172104100
Households per official establishmentn/a728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$11,789$13,996$16,661
Median household income$49,515$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
35Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Oscoda 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 Oscoda County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,723+6.0% since 2020
Households
3,788
Median age
50.7
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$49,515
Average household income
$61,414
Median home value
$125,500
Jobs located here
1,700
Daytime population
7,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Oscoda County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Barry County, MI683213.1249+2.2%#270 of 2,229
2Arenac County, MI6557.6379+0.5%#362 of 2,229
3Alcona County, MI65611.3254+3.7%#370 of 2,229
4Montcalm County, MI643514.3210+4.1%#411 of 2,229
5Newaygo County, MI632512.7236+3.1%#443 of 2,229
6Tuscola County, MI582712.6235−1.2%#649 of 2,229
7Presque Isle County, MI571015.0195+1.0%#712 of 2,229
8Ionia County, MI573816.3192−0.5%#714 of 2,229
9Osceola County, MI571617.1171+2.7%#720 of 2,229
10Allegan County, MI579220.2165+2.1%#726 of 2,229
Oscoda County, MINot scored615.8172+6.0%

Other business types in Oscoda 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 Oscoda County, MI?

There are 6 real estate businesses on map listings in Oscoda County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. 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 Oscoda County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Oscoda County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $44.7M a year, or $11,789 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 72% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,788 households in Oscoda County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oscoda County, MI compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Oscoda County has 15.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 172, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Oscoda County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Oscoda County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Oscoda County at 8,723 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,788 households. The median household income in Oscoda County is $49,515 a year, 39% 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?

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