Real estate · Small-town market · Nebraska
Real estate businesses in the Fremont, NE area
The real estate businesses in the Fremont, NE area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #293 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 9 scored small-town markets based 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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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 real estate businesses in the Fremont area. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 23.1 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in the Fremont area spend about $206M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,584 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Fremont area was 16 in 2023. 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 the Fremont area.
Population estimates show the Fremont area grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Fremont area is 48 (lower middle), #293 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.
How the Fremont area 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 | Fremont area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 27.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 136 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 948 | 471 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 48 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Fremont area, 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 the Fremont area
- 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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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Fremont area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beatrice, NE | 57 | 11 | 11.8 | 259 | +0.2% | #158 of 536 |
| 2Lexington, NE | 57 | 21 | 21.0 | 150 | +1.1% | #169 of 536 |
| 3Columbus, NE | 53 | 33 | 19.0 | 167 | +3.8% | #227 of 536 |
| 4Fremont, NE | 48 | 35 | 23.1 | 136 | +2.6% | #293 of 536 |
| 5Hastings, NE | 47 | 27 | 15.8 | 197 | −0.2% | #295 of 536 |
| 6Kearney, NE | 43 | 50 | 21.9 | 146 | +1.9% | #349 of 536 |
| 7Norfolk, NE | 38 | 48 | 24.5 | 126 | +1.1% | #412 of 536 |
| 8North Platte, NE | 35 | 29 | 19.1 | 158 | −3.6% | #455 of 536 |
| 9Scottsbluff, NE | 33 | 29 | 18.9 | 159 | −1.2% | #469 of 536 |
Other business types in the Fremont area
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 the Fremont, NE area?
There are 35 real estate businesses on map listings in the Fremont area as of September 2026. 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 the Fremont, NE area 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. 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 15,168 households in the Fremont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fremont, NE area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Fremont area 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 national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Fremont area 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 the Fremont, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Fremont area at 38,057 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,168 households. The median household income in the Fremont area is $74,329 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fremont area scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #293 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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