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Real estate businesses in Platte County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Platte County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,390 of 2,229 scored counties
#17 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 30
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $185.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,562 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 143
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,649
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Platte County spend about $185.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,562 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 43% 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 30 real estate businesses on map listings in Platte County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 43% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Platte County in 2023. That is one for every 525 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 89 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Platte County.
Population estimates put the population change in Platte County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Platte County is 44 (lower middle), #1,390 of 2,229 scored counties and #17 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Platte 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 | Platte County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 27.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 143 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 525 | 471 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,562 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,552 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 26
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 301 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Platte 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 Platte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,649+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,658
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $71,552+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,157
- Median home value
- $223,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,463
- Daytime population
- 36,606Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Platte County marked.
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 |
| 17Platte County, NE | 44 | 30 | 22.0 | 143 | +3.9% | #1,390 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Platte 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 Platte County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 real estate businesses in Platte County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Platte County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $185.2M a year, or $13,562 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% 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 13,658 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Platte County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Platte County has 22.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 143, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Platte County would have about 43, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 525 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Platte County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Platte County at 35,649 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,658 households. Median household income in Platte County is $71,552, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. Platte County scores 44 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,390 of 2,229 scored counties.
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