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Real estate businesses in Mercer County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Mercer County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,142 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 235
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,441
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 real estate businesses in Mercer County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 13.9 per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $14,142 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $50.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.4 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 Mercer County in 2023. That is one for every 1,198 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Mercer County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 27.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 235 | 120 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,198 | 493 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,142 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $80,946 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $134K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,441+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,594
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $80,946
- Average household income
- $96,779
- Median home value
- $198,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,815
- Daytime population
- 8,416Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Mercer County, ND | Not scored | 5 | 13.9 | 235 | +1.1% |
Other business types in Mercer County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Mercer County, ND?
Mercer County has 5 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) 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. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mercer County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $50.8M a year, or $14,142 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 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 3,594 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Mercer County has 13.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 235, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Mercer County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,198 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 8,441 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,594 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $80,946 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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