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Real estate businesses in Dodge County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,182 of 2,229 scored counties
#15 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
35
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$206M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,584 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
136
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,057
+2.6% 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

At $13,584 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $206M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 36% above 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.

There are 35 real estate businesses on map listings in Dodge County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 9%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Dodge County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 948 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 123 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $165K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Dodge County.

Population estimates show Dodge County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Dodge County is 48 (lower middle), #1,182 of 2,229 scored counties and #15 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Dodge 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.

Real estate in Dodge County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.127.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)136121100
Households per official establishment948471414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,584$14,176$16,661
Median household income$74,329$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score4852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 16
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
123Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
353 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$165K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,057+2.6% since 2020
Households
15,168
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
529 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$74,329+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,611
Median home value
$208,600
Jobs located here
18,569
Daytime population
35,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE7255.6614+6.0%#150 of 2,229
2Cass County, NE68109.2380+3.9%#260 of 2,229
3Seward County, NE67710.3320+2.3%#289 of 2,229
4Sarpy County, NE6214219.2191+9.0%#502 of 2,229
5Custer County, NE59613.32310.0%#606 of 2,229
6Otoe County, NE591015.7208+3.9%#616 of 2,229
7Saline County, NE59815.6208+1.9%#617 of 2,229
8Washington County, NE581315.4228+1.8%#650 of 2,229
9Gage County, NE551111.8259+0.2%#805 of 2,229
10Dawson County, NE551920.8151+1.5%#832 of 2,229
15Dodge County, NE483523.1136+2.6%#1,182 of 2,229

Other business types in Dodge County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Dodge County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 real estate businesses in Dodge County. 3 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 123 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Dodge County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $206M a year, or $13,584 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 35 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 36% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,168 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dodge County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Dodge County has 23.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 136, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Dodge County would have about 48, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 948 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 38,057 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,168 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $74,329, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Dodge County scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,182 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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