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Real estate businesses in Bergen County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Bergen County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,419 of 2,229 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 1,741
- 100 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 867
- +11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $22,057 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 104
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.0
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 977,026
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bergen County spend about $7.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $22,057 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4% 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 1,741 real estate businesses on map listings in Bergen County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 49.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bergen County was 867 in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 410 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 8,487 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bergen County.
Population estimates show Bergen County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Bergen County is 44 (lower middle), #1,419 of 2,229 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Bergen County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Bergen County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.0 | 36.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 104 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 410 | 595 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.7% | +7.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $22,057 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $124,884 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 776 → 867+11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,734
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $474M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8,487Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,741100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,808The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bergen 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 Bergen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 977,026+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 355,127
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,134
- Median household income
- $124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $171,275
- Median home value
- $623,000
- Jobs located here
- 465,824
- Daytime population
- 953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, NJ | 87 | 70 | 15.4 | 291 | +3.2% | #3 of 2,229 |
| 2Salem County, NJ | 80 | 47 | 18.9 | 219 | +2.3% | #30 of 2,229 |
| 3Sussex County, NJ | 67 | 177 | 30.6 | 159 | +2.9% | #318 of 2,229 |
| 4Middlesex County, NJ | 65 | 814 | 26.4 | 182 | +2.6% | #384 of 2,229 |
| 5Hudson County, NJ | 62 | 767 | 25.6 | 179 | +1.8% | #506 of 2,229 |
| 6Camden County, NJ | 62 | 558 | 27.6 | 158 | +2.4% | #512 of 2,229 |
| 7Cumberland County, NJ | 62 | 143 | 26.6 | 147 | +2.2% | #516 of 2,229 |
| 8Hunterdon County, NJ | 62 | 186 | 36.6 | 146 | +2.3% | #517 of 2,229 |
| 9Passaic County, NJ | 59 | 492 | 27.5 | 160 | +1.6% | #630 of 2,229 |
| 10Somerset County, NJ | 58 | 467 | 35.7 | 150 | +3.5% | #679 of 2,229 |
| 19Bergen County, NJ | 44 | 1,741 | 49.0 | 104 | +2.4% | #1,419 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Bergen 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 Bergen County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,741 real estate businesses in Bergen County. 100 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 867 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 8,487 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.8B a year, or $22,057 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,741 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4% 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 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Bergen County has 49.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 104, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Bergen County would have about 1,808, against 1,741 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 410 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 44 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,419 of 2,229 scored counties.
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