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Real estate businesses in Rolette County, ND

The real estate businesses in Rolette County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$48.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,809 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
279
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
72% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,688
−4.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 real estate businesses in Rolette County. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Rolette County spend about $48.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,809 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.8 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rolette County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rolette County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 real estate businesses on map listings, Rolette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rolette 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.

Real estate in Rolette County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRolette CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.627.238.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)279120100
Households per official establishmentn/a493414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,809$14,169$16,661
Median household income$59,517$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Rolette 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 Rolette County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,688−4.1% since 2020
Households
3,769
Median age
33.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
903 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$59,517+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,773
Median home value
$103,800
Jobs located here
4,280
Daytime population
12,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Rolette County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Richland County, ND681014.6223+1.2%#274 of 2,229
2Morton County, ND602014.3229+3.8%#564 of 2,229
3Barnes County, ND53612.2250−2.7%#896 of 2,229
4McKenzie County, ND501830.0123+2.8%#1,098 of 2,229
5Stutsman County, ND462021.2143−0.6%#1,280 of 2,229
6Ramsey County, ND401018.5164−0.4%#1,597 of 2,229
7Williams County, ND393925.7135+1.4%#1,662 of 2,229
8Stark County, ND354331.8103+0.5%#1,871 of 2,229
9Burleigh County, ND3515938.589+4.7%#1,877 of 2,229
10Grand Forks County, ND349530.4104+1.9%#1,922 of 2,229
Rolette County, NDNot scored410.6279−4.1%

Other business types in Rolette County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Rolette County, ND?

Rolette County has 4 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rolette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rolette County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $48.3M a year, or $12,809 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.8 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 3,769 households in Rolette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rolette County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Rolette County has 10.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 279, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Rolette County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Rolette County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Rolette County at 11,688 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,769 households. The median household income in Rolette County is $59,517 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Rolette County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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