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Real estate businesses in Dakota County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Dakota County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #904 of 2,229 scored counties
#12 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $100.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,470 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 211
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,687
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 real estate businesses in Dakota County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $13,470 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Dakota County spend about $100.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Dakota County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dakota County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dakota County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #904 of 2,229 scored counties and #12 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dakota County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Dakota County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 27.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 211 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 471 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,470 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,329 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 52 |
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
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,687+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,459
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 264 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $70,329+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,843
- Median home value
- $185,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,030
- Daytime population
- 25,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saunders County, NE | 72 | 5 | 5.6 | 614 | +6.0% | #150 of 2,229 |
| 2Cass County, NE | 68 | 10 | 9.2 | 380 | +3.9% | #260 of 2,229 |
| 3Seward County, NE | 67 | 7 | 10.3 | 320 | +2.3% | #289 of 2,229 |
| 4Sarpy County, NE | 62 | 142 | 19.2 | 191 | +9.0% | #502 of 2,229 |
| 5Custer County, NE | 59 | 6 | 13.3 | 231 | 0.0% | #606 of 2,229 |
| 6Otoe County, NE | 59 | 10 | 15.7 | 208 | +3.9% | #616 of 2,229 |
| 7Saline County, NE | 59 | 8 | 15.6 | 208 | +1.9% | #617 of 2,229 |
| 8Washington County, NE | 58 | 13 | 15.4 | 228 | +1.8% | #650 of 2,229 |
| 9Gage County, NE | 55 | 11 | 11.8 | 259 | +0.2% | #805 of 2,229 |
| 10Dawson County, NE | 55 | 19 | 20.8 | 151 | +1.5% | #832 of 2,229 |
| 12Dakota County, NE | 53 | 11 | 14.7 | 211 | +0.7% | #904 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 Dakota County, NE?
Dakota County has 11 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) 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 Dakota County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dakota County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $100.5M a year, or $13,470 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 7,459 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Dakota County has 14.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 211, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Dakota County would have about 23, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Dakota County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 21,687 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,459 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $70,329 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Dakota County scores 53 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #904 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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