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Real estate businesses in Clinton County, NY

How Clinton County, NY 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #503 of 2,229 scored counties
#34 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
69
4 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
23
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$570.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,009 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
191
91% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.6
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,138
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 69 real estate businesses in Clinton County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 20.6 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Clinton County comes to about $570.8M a year: $17,009 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 91% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,459 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 226 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $323K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Clinton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clinton County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #503 of 2,229 scored counties and #34 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clinton County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Clinton County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.631.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)191138100
Households per official establishment1,459456414
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+4.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,009$19,048$16,661
Median household income$71,224$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6261

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 230.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
226Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
694 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$323K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
78,138−2.0% since 2020
Households
33,556
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,038 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,254
Median home value
$180,600
Jobs located here
30,059
Daytime population
74,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Clinton County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Schoharie County, NY821410.9362+1.4%#13 of 2,229
2Schenectady County, NY819914.8281+3.0%#16 of 2,229
3Allegany County, NY801910.7345+0.9%#21 of 2,229
4Tioga County, NY79157.4543−1.9%#33 of 2,229
5Genesee County, NY79228.8444+0.2%#38 of 2,229
6Wayne County, NY79359.1434+0.1%#39 of 2,229
7Seneca County, NY78118.1475−1.7%#44 of 2,229
8Oswego County, NY785311.2347+1.0%#53 of 2,229
9Lewis County, NY781311.7325−0.3%#54 of 2,229
10Wyoming County, NY76148.5454−1.3%#77 of 2,229
34Clinton County, NY626920.6191−2.0%#503 of 2,229

Other business types in Clinton County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Clinton County, NY?

Clinton County has 69 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 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 23 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 226 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Clinton County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $570.8M a year, or $17,009 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 69 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 91% 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 33,556 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clinton County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Clinton County has 20.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 191, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Clinton County would have about 132, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,459 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $71,224 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. 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. Clinton County scores 62 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #503 of 2,229 scored counties.

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