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Real estate businesses in Ashtabula County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #968 of 2,229 scored counties
#47 of 85 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
54
7 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
25
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$495M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,613 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
212
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.8
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,713
−0.8% 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 54 real estate businesses in Ashtabula County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 13%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Ashtabula County comes to about $495M a year: $12,613 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Ashtabula County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,570 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 235 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $169K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ashtabula County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashtabula County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Ashtabula County is 52 (upper middle), #968 of 2,229 scored counties and #47 of 85 scored counties in Ohio.

How Ashtabula County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Ashtabula County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshtabula CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.826.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)212122100
Households per official establishment1,570728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,613$13,878$16,661
Median household income$57,728$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5255

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 25+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
235Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
547 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$169K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County

Population, 2025 estimate
96,713−0.8% since 2020
Households
39,245
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,486
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,465
Daytime population
87,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashtabula County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Holmes County, OH76139.7341+1.7%#82 of 2,229
2Putnam County, OH75129.13650.0%#97 of 2,229
3Henry County, OH71119.6335−0.2%#178 of 2,229
4Madison County, OH703421.7156+7.1%#218 of 2,229
5Brown County, OH662112.3252+1.6%#335 of 2,229
6Perry County, OH661813.4230+1.3%#338 of 2,229
7Pickaway County, OH664420.1160+7.4%#356 of 2,229
8Fulton County, OH652213.0248−1.9%#371 of 2,229
9Hardin County, OH6497.7393−2.1%#390 of 2,229
10Clermont County, OH6413816.2210+3.9%#412 of 2,229
47Ashtabula County, OH525413.8212−0.8%#968 of 2,229

Other business types in Ashtabula County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Ashtabula County, OH?

Ashtabula County has 54 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 235 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ashtabula County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $495M a year, or $12,613 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 54 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashtabula County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Ashtabula County has 13.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 212, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Ashtabula County would have about 114, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,570 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Ashtabula County scores 52 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #968 of 2,229 scored counties.

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