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Real estate businesses in Clermont County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #412 of 2,229 scored counties
#10 of 85 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
138
14 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
100
+6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,756 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
210
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.2
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,977
+3.9% 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 138 real estate businesses in Clermont County. 14 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.2, 58% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Clermont County spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,756 per household, 11% 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 100 businesses with payroll in Clermont County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 850 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 763 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Clermont County.

Population estimates show Clermont County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Clermont County is 64 (upper middle), #412 of 2,229 scored counties and #10 of 85 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clermont 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 Clermont County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureClermont CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.226.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)210122100
Households per official establishment850728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.4%+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,756$13,878$16,661
Median household income$85,510$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94 → 100+6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
321
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
763Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13814 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
289The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
216,977+3.9% since 2020
Households
84,955
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
467
Median household income
$85,510+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,780
Median home value
$266,200
Jobs located here
60,119
Daytime population
167,596Residents 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 Clermont 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

Other business types in Clermont County

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

Questions

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

Clermont County has 138 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. Another 763 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $1.3B a year, or $14,756 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 138 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 84,955 households in Clermont County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clermont County has 16.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 210, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Clermont County would have about 289, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 850 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Clermont County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Clermont County at 216,977 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,955 households. The median household income in Clermont County is $85,510 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Clermont County scores 64 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #412 of 2,229 scored counties.

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