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Real estate businesses in Carver County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Carver County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #668 of 2,229 scored counties
#16 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
95
9 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
122
+14.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$724.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,604 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
176
76% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,379
+6.6% 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 95 real estate businesses in Carver County. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $17,604 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Carver County spend about $724.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 76% 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.

Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Carver County in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 338 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 517 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $33K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Carver County.

Population estimates put the population change in Carver County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Carver County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #668 of 2,229 scored counties and #16 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Carver County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Carver County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCarver CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.136.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)17696100
Households per official establishment338402414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.0%+11.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,604$15,162$16,661
Median household income$125,946$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
107 → 122+14.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
308
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
517Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
959 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$33K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
114,379+6.6% since 2020
Households
41,175
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
354 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$125,946+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$159,987
Median home value
$453,600
Jobs located here
38,239
Daytime population
88,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dodge County, MN791012.4282+2.3%#41 of 2,229
2Fillmore County, MN711011.5280+1.4%#186 of 2,229
3Kanabec County, MN681015.2205+3.6%#278 of 2,229
4Nicollet County, MN661914.6230−0.7%#337 of 2,229
5Clay County, MN643613.6240+3.6%#403 of 2,229
6Carlton County, MN642014.2229+1.4%#407 of 2,229
7Sibley County, MN631016.9195+3.6%#459 of 2,229
8Polk County, MN61118.9354−1.8%#523 of 2,229
9Faribault County, MN61813.2233−0.1%#531 of 2,229
10Wadena County, MN61813.2224+1.9%#533 of 2,229
16Carver County, MN589523.1176+6.6%#668 of 2,229

Other business types in Carver County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Carver County, MN?

There are 95 real estate businesses on map listings in Carver County as of September 2026. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. Official counts list 517 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Carver County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $724.8M a year, or $17,604 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 95 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 76% 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 41,175 households in Carver County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carver County, MN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Carver County has 23.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 176, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Carver County would have about 167, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 338 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Carver County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Carver County at 114,379 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,175 households. The median household income in Carver County is $125,946 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. 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. Carver County scores 58 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #668 of 2,229 scored counties.

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