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Real estate businesses in McKenzie County, ND
The real estate businesses in McKenzie County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,098 of 2,229 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 18
- 5 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,949 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 123
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,192
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 real estate businesses in McKenzie County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 28%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 30.0 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $15,949 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in McKenzie County spend about $95.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 23% 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in McKenzie County in 2023. That is one for every 750 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McKenzie County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). McKenzie County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,098 of 2,229 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota.
How McKenzie 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 | McKenzie County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 27.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 123 | 120 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 750 | 493 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,949 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $93,404 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,192+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,997
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $93,404+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,028
- Median home value
- $349,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,556
- Daytime population
- 18,249Residents 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 McKenzie 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 |
Other business types in McKenzie 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 McKenzie County, ND?
McKenzie County has 18 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McKenzie County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $95.6M a year, or $15,949 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% 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 5,997 households in McKenzie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKenzie County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
McKenzie County has 30.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 123, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, McKenzie County would have about 22, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 750 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is McKenzie County, ND growing?
Population estimates put McKenzie County at 15,192 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,997 households. The median household income in McKenzie County is $93,404 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. McKenzie County scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,098 of 2,229 scored counties.
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