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Real estate businesses in Wabasha County, MN

The real estate businesses in Wabasha County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,130 of 2,229 scored counties
#29 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$132.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,440 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
153
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.8
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,537
+0.7% 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

At $14,440 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Wabasha County spend about $132.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 53% 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.

Wabasha County has 20 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 21.8 for every 10,000 households, 43% 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 Wabasha County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Wabasha County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Wabasha County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,130 of 2,229 scored counties and #29 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Wabasha 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 Wabasha County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWabasha CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.836.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)15396100
Households per official establishmentn/a402414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,440$15,162$16,661
Median household income$82,007$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4936

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
70Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Wabasha 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 Wabasha County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,537+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,156
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$82,007+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,189
Median home value
$264,400
Jobs located here
6,667
Daytime population
17,295Residents 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 Wabasha 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
29Wabasha County, MN492021.8153+0.7%#1,130 of 2,229

Other business types in Wabasha County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 real estate businesses in Wabasha County. One of them (5%) 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 Wabasha County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 70 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $132.2M a year, or $14,440 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 20 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 53% 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 9,156 households in Wabasha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wabasha County has 21.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 153, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Wabasha County would have about 31, against 20 on map listings.

How fast is Wabasha County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wabasha County at 21,537 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,156 households. Median household income in Wabasha County is $82,007, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Wabasha County scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,130 of 2,229 scored counties.

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