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Real estate businesses in St. Louis County, MN
The real estate businesses in St. Louis County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,917 of 2,229 scored counties
#57 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 240
- 18 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- +17.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,617 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 114
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in St. Louis County is 34 (lower middle), #1,917 of 2,229 scored counties and #57 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in St. Louis County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,617 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 14% 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.
There are 240 real estate businesses on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 27.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 120 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 726 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $241K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in St. Louis County. Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 36.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 114 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 726 | 402 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.7% | +11.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,617 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 102 → 120+17.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 397
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 611Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 274The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $241K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
| 57St. Louis County, MN | 34 | 240 | 27.5 | 114 | +0.2% | #1,917 of 2,229 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 240 real estate businesses in St. Louis County. 18 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. Official counts list 611 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $13,617 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 240 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 14% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
St. Louis County has 27.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 114, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 274, against 240 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 726 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 34 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,917 of 2,229 scored counties.
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