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Real estate businesses in Lincoln County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Lincoln County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,586 of 2,229 scored counties
#8 of 17 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 36
- 5 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $135.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,917 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 87
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.6
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,328
- +13.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 real estate businesses in Lincoln County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 14%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 39.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lincoln County comes to about $135.5M a year: $14,917 per household, 10% 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.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lincoln County in 2023. That is one for every 432 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 110 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 13.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,586 of 2,229 scored counties and #8 of 17 scored counties in Montana.
How Lincoln County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Lincoln County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.6 | 46.9 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 87 | 85 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 432 | 260 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,917 | $17,303 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $47,143 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 110Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 365 chain locations
- 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,328+13.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,082
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $47,143+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,699
- Median home value
- $296,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,146
- Daytime population
- 20,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richland County, MT | 69 | 6 | 13.6 | 303 | −1.3% | #224 of 2,229 |
| 2Custer County, MT | 59 | 9 | 17.9 | 214 | +1.5% | #613 of 2,229 |
| 3Sanders County, MT | 57 | 13 | 23.8 | 151 | +12.9% | #729 of 2,229 |
| 4Fergus County, MT | 55 | 15 | 28.3 | 131 | +3.1% | #839 of 2,229 |
| 5Carbon County, MT | 47 | 17 | 36.4 | 113 | +9.1% | #1,241 of 2,229 |
| 6Lake County, MT | 46 | 47 | 37.4 | 102 | +6.9% | #1,315 of 2,229 |
| 7Hill County, MT | 44 | 16 | 25.8 | 138 | −0.5% | #1,394 of 2,229 |
| 8Lincoln County, MT | 41 | 36 | 39.6 | 87 | +13.1% | #1,586 of 2,229 |
| 9Cascade County, MT | 39 | 130 | 36.5 | 106 | +0.7% | #1,685 of 2,229 |
| 10Yellowstone County, MT | 39 | 320 | 45.8 | 90 | +4.5% | #1,693 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MT?
Lincoln County has 36 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 110 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lincoln County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $135.5M a year, or $14,917 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 36 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 9,082 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, MT compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lincoln County has 39.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 3% 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, Lincoln County would have about 31, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 432 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 22,328 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,082 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $47,143 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Lincoln County scores 41 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,586 of 2,229 scored counties.
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