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Real estate businesses in Platte County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,639 of 2,229 scored counties
#46 of 82 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
183
11 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
109
−6.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$688M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,670 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
87
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.7
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,400
+6.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 183 real estate businesses in Platte County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 41.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Platte County spend about $688M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,670 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 13% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 109 businesses with payroll in Platte County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 403 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 771 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Platte County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Platte County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,639 of 2,229 scored counties and #46 of 82 scored counties in Missouri.

How Platte 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.

Real estate in Platte County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePlatte CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.732.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8797100
Households per official establishment403540414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.0%+15.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,670$13,809$16,661
Median household income$96,227$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
116 → 109−6.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
333
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
771Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18311 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
159The 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 Platte 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 Platte County

Population, 2025 estimate
114,400+6.7% since 2020
Households
43,902
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
263
Median household income
$96,227+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,410
Median home value
$345,100
Jobs located here
48,509
Daytime population
103,025Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Platte County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Andrew County, MO7168.6373+0.7%#174 of 2,229
2Dallas County, MO69710.3270+5.2%#229 of 2,229
3Ste. Genevieve County, MO6657.0447+1.1%#324 of 2,229
4Lawrence County, MO632215.1195+3.7%#458 of 2,229
5Warren County, MO633122.4148+9.2%#473 of 2,229
6McDonald County, MO6178.2346+3.1%#524 of 2,229
7Bates County, MO6169.7302+2.9%#528 of 2,229
8Benton County, MO6078.2340+5.7%#559 of 2,229
9Lincoln County, MO606026.3126+11.4%#584 of 2,229
10Washington County, MO5866.7422+1.6%#641 of 2,229
46Platte County, MO4018341.787+6.7%#1,639 of 2,229

Other business types in Platte County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Platte County, MO?

Platte County has 183 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. Official counts list 771 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Platte County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $688M a year, or $15,670 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 183 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% below 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 43,902 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Platte County, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Platte County has 41.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 87, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Platte County would have about 159, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 403 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Platte County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Platte County at 114,400 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,902 households. The median household income in Platte County is $96,227 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Platte County scores 40 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,639 of 2,229 scored counties.

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