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Real estate businesses in Livingston County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Livingston County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,264 of 2,229 scored counties
#29 of 82 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $73.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,106 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 189
- 89% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,708
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,106 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $73.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 89% 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 9 real estate businesses on map listings in Livingston County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 16.0 for every 10,000 households, 58% 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 Livingston County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Livingston County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,264 of 2,229 scored counties and #29 of 82 scored counties in Missouri.
How Livingston County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Livingston County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 32.9 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 189 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 540 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,106 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,627 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 37 |
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
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,708+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,608
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $63,627+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,539
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,189
- Daytime population
- 14,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew County, MO | 71 | 6 | 8.6 | 373 | +0.7% | #174 of 2,229 |
| 2Dallas County, MO | 69 | 7 | 10.3 | 270 | +5.2% | #229 of 2,229 |
| 3Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 66 | 5 | 7.0 | 447 | +1.1% | #324 of 2,229 |
| 4Lawrence County, MO | 63 | 22 | 15.1 | 195 | +3.7% | #458 of 2,229 |
| 5Warren County, MO | 63 | 31 | 22.4 | 148 | +9.2% | #473 of 2,229 |
| 6McDonald County, MO | 61 | 7 | 8.2 | 346 | +3.1% | #524 of 2,229 |
| 7Bates County, MO | 61 | 6 | 9.7 | 302 | +2.9% | #528 of 2,229 |
| 8Benton County, MO | 60 | 7 | 8.2 | 340 | +5.7% | #559 of 2,229 |
| 9Lincoln County, MO | 60 | 60 | 26.3 | 126 | +11.4% | #584 of 2,229 |
| 10Washington County, MO | 58 | 6 | 6.7 | 422 | +1.6% | #641 of 2,229 |
| 29Livingston County, MO | 46 | 9 | 16.0 | 189 | +1.1% | #1,264 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Livingston 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 Livingston County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 real estate businesses in Livingston County. One of them (11%) 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 Livingston County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Livingston County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $73.5M a year, or $13,106 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 89% 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 5,608 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Livingston County has 16.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 189, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Livingston County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Livingston County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 14,708 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,608 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $63,627, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Livingston County scores 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,264 of 2,229 scored counties.
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