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Real estate businesses in Roscommon County, MI

How Roscommon County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,195 of 2,229 scored counties
#74 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
43
7 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$145.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,536 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
78
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.1
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,914
+1.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Roscommon County is 23 (low), #2,195 of 2,229 scored counties and #74 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Roscommon County comes to about $145.2M a year: $12,536 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 22% 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.

Roscommon County has 43 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 16%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 37.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Roscommon County in 2023. That is one for every 579 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Roscommon County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roscommon County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureRoscommon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.131.238.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)78104100
Households per official establishment579728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,536$13,996$16,661
Median household income$55,246$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 20
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
93Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
437 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,914+1.9% since 2020
Households
11,579
Median age
55.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$55,246+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,936
Median home value
$158,700
Jobs located here
5,588
Daytime population
22,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Roscommon 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
74Roscommon County, MI234337.178+1.9%#2,195 of 2,229

Other business types in Roscommon County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Roscommon County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 real estate businesses in Roscommon County. 7 of them (16%) 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. Another 93 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $145.2M a year, or $12,536 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 43 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 22% 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 11,579 households in Roscommon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roscommon County has 37.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 78, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Roscommon County would have about 34, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 579 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Roscommon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Roscommon County at 23,914 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,579 households. Median household income in Roscommon County is $55,246, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Roscommon County scores 23 for real estate businesses (low), #2,195 of 2,229 scored counties.

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