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Real estate businesses in Pipestone County, MN

The real estate businesses in Pipestone County, MN, 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
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$53.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,459 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
206
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,260
−1.7% 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

Households in Pipestone County spend about $53.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,459 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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.

Pipestone County has 6 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pipestone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $298K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pipestone County.

Population estimates show Pipestone County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Pipestone 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 Pipestone County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasurePipestone CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.136.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)20696100
Households per official establishmentn/a402414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,459$15,162$16,661
Median household income$69,628$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$298K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
9,260−1.7% since 2020
Households
3,971
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
465 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$69,628
Average household income
$89,424
Median home value
$140,200
Jobs located here
4,447
Daytime population
8,763Residents 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 Pipestone 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
Pipestone County, MNNot scored615.1206−1.7%

Other business types in Pipestone 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 Pipestone County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 real estate businesses in Pipestone County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 Pipestone County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $53.4M 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 6 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,971 households in Pipestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pipestone County has 15.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 206, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pipestone County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Pipestone County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Pipestone County at 9,260 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,971 households. Median household income in Pipestone County is $69,628, 14% 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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