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Real estate businesses in Sweet Grass County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Sweet Grass County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,129 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 77
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,762
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 real estate businesses in Sweet Grass County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 51.5 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Sweet Grass County comes to about $26.6M a year: $17,129 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 23% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Sweet Grass County in 2023. That is one for every 222 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Sweet Grass County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Sweet Grass 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 | Sweet Grass County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.5 | 46.9 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 77 | 85 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 222 | 260 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,129 | $17,303 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $471K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,762+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,552
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.6
- Land area
- 1,856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $77,000
- Average household income
- $102,866
- Median home value
- $330,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,714
- Daytime population
- 4,075Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Not scored | 8 | 51.5 | 77 | +2.4% |
Other business types in Sweet Grass County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Sweet Grass County, MT?
Sweet Grass County has 8 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sweet Grass County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $26.6M a year, or $17,129 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% 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 1,552 households in Sweet Grass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweet Grass County, MT compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Sweet Grass County has 51.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Sweet Grass County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 222 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Sweet Grass County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Sweet Grass County at 3,762 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,552 households. The median household income in Sweet Grass County is $77,000 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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