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Real estate businesses in Pulaski County, MO

How Pulaski County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,145 of 2,229 scored counties
#73 of 82 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
55
5 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
25
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$218.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,991 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
92
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.6
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,442
+0.8% 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

For real estate businesses, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #2,145 of 2,229 scored counties and #73 of 82 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 real estate businesses in Pulaski County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 9%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.6, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $12,991 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $218.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 8% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pulaski County was 25 in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 674 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pulaski County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.632.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9297100
Households per official establishment674540414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+15.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,991$13,809$16,661
Median household income$64,466$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2737

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 25+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
137Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
555 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,442+0.8% since 2020
Households
16,851
Median age
30.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,072
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
9,976
Daytime population
49,673Residents 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 Pulaski 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
73Pulaski County, MO275532.692+0.8%#2,145 of 2,229

Other business types in Pulaski County

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

Questions

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

Pulaski County has 55 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 137 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $218.9M a year, or $12,991 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 55 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% 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 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pulaski County has 32.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 51, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 674 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County scores 27 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,145 of 2,229 scored counties.

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