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Real estate businesses in Cass County, ND
How Cass County, ND 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,935 of 2,229 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 333
- 15 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 284
- +15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,239 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 83
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,794
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Cass County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,935 of 2,229 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 333 real estate businesses in Cass County. 15 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Cass County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,239 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% below 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 284 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 296 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cass County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cass County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Cass County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.7 | 27.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 83 | 120 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 296 | 493 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.9% | +8.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,239 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $75,555 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 245 → 284+15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,692
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $111.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 907Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 276The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,794+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 83,945
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,789
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 131,603
- Daytime population
- 221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cass County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richland County, ND | 68 | 10 | 14.6 | 223 | +1.2% | #274 of 2,229 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 60 | 20 | 14.3 | 229 | +3.8% | #564 of 2,229 |
| 3Barnes County, ND | 53 | 6 | 12.2 | 250 | −2.7% | #896 of 2,229 |
| 4McKenzie County, ND | 50 | 18 | 30.0 | 123 | +2.8% | #1,098 of 2,229 |
| 5Stutsman County, ND | 46 | 20 | 21.2 | 143 | −0.6% | #1,280 of 2,229 |
| 6Ramsey County, ND | 40 | 10 | 18.5 | 164 | −0.4% | #1,597 of 2,229 |
| 7Williams County, ND | 39 | 39 | 25.7 | 135 | +1.4% | #1,662 of 2,229 |
| 8Stark County, ND | 35 | 43 | 31.8 | 103 | +0.5% | #1,871 of 2,229 |
| 9Burleigh County, ND | 35 | 159 | 38.5 | 89 | +4.7% | #1,877 of 2,229 |
| 10Grand Forks County, ND | 34 | 95 | 30.4 | 104 | +1.9% | #1,922 of 2,229 |
| 11Cass County, ND | 34 | 333 | 39.7 | 83 | +9.1% | #1,935 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Cass 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 Cass County, ND?
Cass County has 333 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 284 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 907 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $14,239 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 333 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% below 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 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Cass County has 39.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 83, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cass County would have about 276, against 333 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 296 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 34 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,935 of 2,229 scored counties.
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