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Real estate businesses in Erie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Erie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #663 of 2,229 scored counties
#37 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 899
- 28 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 474
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,505 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 184
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $17,505 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $7.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 84% 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.
Erie County has 899 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 3%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 21.9 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 474 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Erie County in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 3,470 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $530K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Erie County.
Population estimates show Erie County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #663 of 2,229 scored counties and #37 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Erie 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.
| Measure | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 184 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 864 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,505 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 420 → 474+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,605
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $214.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,470Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 89928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,655The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $530K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schoharie County, NY | 82 | 14 | 10.9 | 362 | +1.4% | #13 of 2,229 |
| 2Schenectady County, NY | 81 | 99 | 14.8 | 281 | +3.0% | #16 of 2,229 |
| 3Allegany County, NY | 80 | 19 | 10.7 | 345 | +0.9% | #21 of 2,229 |
| 4Tioga County, NY | 79 | 15 | 7.4 | 543 | −1.9% | #33 of 2,229 |
| 5Genesee County, NY | 79 | 22 | 8.8 | 444 | +0.2% | #38 of 2,229 |
| 6Wayne County, NY | 79 | 35 | 9.1 | 434 | +0.1% | #39 of 2,229 |
| 7Seneca County, NY | 78 | 11 | 8.1 | 475 | −1.7% | #44 of 2,229 |
| 8Oswego County, NY | 78 | 53 | 11.2 | 347 | +1.0% | #53 of 2,229 |
| 9Lewis County, NY | 78 | 13 | 11.7 | 325 | −0.3% | #54 of 2,229 |
| 10Wyoming County, NY | 76 | 14 | 8.5 | 454 | −1.3% | #77 of 2,229 |
| 37Erie County, NY | 58 | 899 | 21.9 | 184 | −0.6% | #663 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Erie 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 Erie County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 899 real estate businesses in Erie County. 28 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 474 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,470 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.2B a year, or $17,505 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 899 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 84% 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 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Erie County has 21.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 184, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Erie County would have about 1,655, against 899 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 58 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #663 of 2,229 scored counties.
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