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Real estate businesses in Sherburne County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Sherburne County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #538 of 2,229 scored counties
#11 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 64
- 6 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $564.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,867 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 203
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,194
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 real estate businesses in Sherburne County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $15,867 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Sherburne County spend about $564.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is twice 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 79 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Sherburne County in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 450 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 366 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sherburne County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Sherburne County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #538 of 2,229 scored counties and #11 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sherburne 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.
| Measure | Sherburne County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 36.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 203 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 450 | 402 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | +11.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,867 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $105,466 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75 → 79+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 366Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 646 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The 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 Sherburne 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 Sherburne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,194+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 35,555
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $105,466+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,508
- Median home value
- $361,400
- Jobs located here
- 25,815
- Daytime population
- 71,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Sherburne County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge County, MN | 79 | 10 | 12.4 | 282 | +2.3% | #41 of 2,229 |
| 2Fillmore County, MN | 71 | 10 | 11.5 | 280 | +1.4% | #186 of 2,229 |
| 3Kanabec County, MN | 68 | 10 | 15.2 | 205 | +3.6% | #278 of 2,229 |
| 4Nicollet County, MN | 66 | 19 | 14.6 | 230 | −0.7% | #337 of 2,229 |
| 5Clay County, MN | 64 | 36 | 13.6 | 240 | +3.6% | #403 of 2,229 |
| 6Carlton County, MN | 64 | 20 | 14.2 | 229 | +1.4% | #407 of 2,229 |
| 7Sibley County, MN | 63 | 10 | 16.9 | 195 | +3.6% | #459 of 2,229 |
| 8Polk County, MN | 61 | 11 | 8.9 | 354 | −1.8% | #523 of 2,229 |
| 9Faribault County, MN | 61 | 8 | 13.2 | 233 | −0.1% | #531 of 2,229 |
| 10Wadena County, MN | 61 | 8 | 13.2 | 224 | +1.9% | #533 of 2,229 |
| 11Sherburne County, MN | 61 | 64 | 18.0 | 203 | +6.8% | #538 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Sherburne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Sherburne County, MN?
Sherburne County has 64 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 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 79 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 366 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sherburne County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $564.2M a year, or $15,867 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 64 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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 35,555 households in Sherburne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sherburne County, MN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Sherburne County has 18.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 203, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Sherburne County would have about 130, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 450 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Sherburne County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Sherburne County at 104,194 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,555 households. The median household income in Sherburne County is $105,466 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Sherburne County scores 61 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #538 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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