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Real estate businesses in Ocean County, NJ
How Ocean County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,099 of 2,229 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 882
- 55 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 636
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,050 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 122
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,746
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Ocean County comes to about $4.6B a year: $19,050 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 22% 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 882 real estate businesses on map listings in Ocean County as of September 2026. Of those, 55 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.2, 6% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 636 businesses with payroll in Ocean County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 383 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 5,183 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ocean County.
Population estimates show Ocean County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Ocean County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,099 of 2,229 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Ocean 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 | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.2 | 36.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 122 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 383 | 595 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +7.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,050 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,863 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 532 → 636+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,428
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $211.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5,183Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 88255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,072The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $6.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ocean 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 Ocean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,746+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 243,843
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,042
- Median household income
- $89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,774
- Median home value
- $398,400
- Jobs located here
- 183,196
- Daytime population
- 568,313Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Ocean County marked.
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 |
| 16Ocean County, NJ | 50 | 882 | 36.2 | 122 | +5.6% | #1,099 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Ocean 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 Ocean County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 882 real estate businesses in Ocean County. 55 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 636 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 5,183 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ocean County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.6B a year, or $19,050 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 882 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 22% 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 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ocean County, NJ compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Ocean County has 36.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 122, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Ocean County would have about 1,072, against 882 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 383 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Ocean County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,099 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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