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Real estate businesses in Seneca County, NY
The real estate businesses in Seneca County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #44 of 2,229 scored counties
#7 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $226.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,643 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 475
- 4.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 79% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,883
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Seneca County is 78 (high), #44 of 2,229 scored counties and #7 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 real estate businesses in Seneca County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $16,643 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Seneca County spend about $226.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 4.8 times 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Seneca County in 2023. That is one for every 4,535 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seneca County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Seneca 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 | Seneca County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 475 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,535 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,643 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,089 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $222K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Seneca 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 Seneca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,883−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,606
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $68,089+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,874
- Median home value
- $155,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,145
- Daytime population
- 30,768Residents 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 |
Other business types in Seneca 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 Seneca County, NY?
Seneca County has 11 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seneca County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $226.4M a year, or $16,643 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.8 times 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 13,606 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seneca County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Seneca County has 8.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 475, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Seneca County would have about 52, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,535 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Seneca County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Seneca County at 32,883 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,606 households. The median household income in Seneca County is $68,089 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Seneca County scores 78 for real estate businesses (high), #44 of 2,229 scored counties.
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