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Real estate businesses in Preble County, OH
How Preble County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #811 of 2,229 scored counties
#30 of 85 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $220.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,196 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 204
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,664
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 real estate businesses in Preble County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 14.9 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $13,196 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Preble County spend about $220.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is twice 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 9 businesses with payroll in Preble County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 1,858 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 120 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Preble County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Preble County is 55 (upper middle), #811 of 2,229 scored counties and #30 of 85 scored counties in Ohio.
How Preble 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 | Preble County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 26.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 204 | 122 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,858 | 728 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,196 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,223 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $676K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 120Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Preble 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 Preble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,664−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,725
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,162
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,800
- Daytime population
- 34,146Residents 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 Preble 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 |
| 30Preble County, OH | 55 | 25 | 14.9 | 204 | −0.8% | #811 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Preble 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 Preble County, OH?
There are 25 real estate businesses on map listings in Preble County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 120 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Preble County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $220.7M a year, or $13,196 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preble County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Preble County has 14.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 204, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Preble County would have about 51, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,858 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Preble County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #811 of 2,229 scored counties.
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