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Real estate businesses in Koochiching County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,160 of 2,229 scored counties
#30 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$79M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,459 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
261
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,587
−3.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 real estate businesses in Koochiching County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 69% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Koochiching County spend about $79M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,459 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.6 times 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 Koochiching County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Koochiching County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Koochiching County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,160 of 2,229 scored counties and #30 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Koochiching 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 Koochiching County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureKoochiching CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.936.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)26196100
Households per official establishmentn/a402414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,459$15,162$16,661
Median household income$66,940$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4836

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
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Koochiching 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 Koochiching County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,587−3.7% since 2020
Households
5,872
Median age
50.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,105 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$66,940+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,265
Median home value
$156,600
Jobs located here
4,294
Daytime population
11,095Residents 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 Koochiching 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
30Koochiching County, MN48711.9261−3.7%#1,160 of 2,229

Other business types in Koochiching County

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

Questions

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

Koochiching County has 7 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Koochiching County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $79M a year, or $13,459 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.6 times 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 5,872 households in Koochiching County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Koochiching County has 11.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 261, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Koochiching County would have about 18, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Koochiching County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Koochiching County at 11,587 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,872 households. The median household income in Koochiching County is $66,940 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Koochiching County scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,160 of 2,229 scored counties.

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