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Real estate businesses in Lorain County, OH
The real estate businesses in Lorain County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #544 of 2,229 scored counties
#14 of 85 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 221
- 20 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 126
- +26.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,060 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 187
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 323,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lorain County comes to about $1.8B a year: $14,060 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 87% 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.
There are 221 real estate businesses on map listings in Lorain County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lorain County in 2023, up 26.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,012 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,068 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $105K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lorain County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lorain County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Lorain County is 61 (upper middle), #544 of 2,229 scored counties and #14 of 85 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lorain 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.
| Measure | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 26.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 187 | 122 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,012 | 728 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.0% | +14.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,060 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,347 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 126+26.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 489
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,068Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 414The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $105K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lorain 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 Lorain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 323,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 127,544
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 646
- Median household income
- $73,347+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,714
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Jobs located here
- 99,992
- Daytime population
- 270,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Lorain County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holmes County, OH | 76 | 13 | 9.7 | 341 | +1.7% | #82 of 2,229 |
| 2Putnam County, OH | 75 | 12 | 9.1 | 365 | 0.0% | #97 of 2,229 |
| 3Henry County, OH | 71 | 11 | 9.6 | 335 | −0.2% | #178 of 2,229 |
| 4Madison County, OH | 70 | 34 | 21.7 | 156 | +7.1% | #218 of 2,229 |
| 5Brown County, OH | 66 | 21 | 12.3 | 252 | +1.6% | #335 of 2,229 |
| 6Perry County, OH | 66 | 18 | 13.4 | 230 | +1.3% | #338 of 2,229 |
| 7Pickaway County, OH | 66 | 44 | 20.1 | 160 | +7.4% | #356 of 2,229 |
| 8Fulton County, OH | 65 | 22 | 13.0 | 248 | −1.9% | #371 of 2,229 |
| 9Hardin County, OH | 64 | 9 | 7.7 | 393 | −2.1% | #390 of 2,229 |
| 10Clermont County, OH | 64 | 138 | 16.2 | 210 | +3.9% | #412 of 2,229 |
| 14Lorain County, OH | 61 | 221 | 17.3 | 187 | +3.1% | #544 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lorain 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 Lorain County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 221 real estate businesses in Lorain County. 20 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 26.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,068 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lorain County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.8B a year, or $14,060 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 221 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 87% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 127,544 households in Lorain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lorain County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lorain County has 17.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 187, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lorain County would have about 414, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,012 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lorain County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lorain County at 323,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,544 households. Median household income in Lorain County is $73,347, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Lorain County scores 61 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #544 of 2,229 scored counties.
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