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Real estate businesses in the Toledo, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Toledo, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #158 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
572
25 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
279
+18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,428 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
138
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
599,376
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 572 real estate businesses in the Toledo metro area. 25 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.5, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Toledo metro area comes to about $3.4B a year: $13,428 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 38% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 279 businesses with payroll in the Toledo metro area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 912 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,822 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Toledo metro area declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, the Toledo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #158 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Toledo metro area 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 Toledo, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureToledo metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.526.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)138122100
Households per official establishment912728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.5%+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,428$13,878$16,661
Median household income$65,486$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5255

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
279+18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,471
Annual payroll, 2023
$84.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,822Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
57225 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
789The 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 the Toledo metro area, 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 the Toledo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
599,376−1.0% since 2020
Households
254,486
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
442
Median household income
$65,486
Average household income
$90,812
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
293,806
Daytime population
629,657Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Toledo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH6222314.7216−2.6%#73 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH615911.9254−3.6%#84 of 387
1Springfield, OH618815.7191−0.4%#85 of 387
2Lima, OH616816.5183−1.2%#86 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH599015.5198−3.6%#97 of 387
3Youngstown-Warren, OH5533718.3160−1.4%#127 of 387
4Mansfield, OH539318.6158−0.1%#149 of 387
5Toledo, OH5257222.5138−1.0%#158 of 387
6Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN522,69629.7115+2.7%#163 of 387
7Canton-Massillon, OH5139223.5132−0.2%#172 of 387

Other business types in the Toledo metro area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Toledo, OH metro area?

There are 572 real estate businesses on map listings in the Toledo metro area as of September 2026. 25 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. Another 1,822 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Toledo, OH metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.4B a year, or $13,428 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 572 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 38% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,486 households in the Toledo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Toledo, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Toledo metro area has 22.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 138, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Toledo metro area would have about 789, against 572 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 912 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Toledo, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Toledo metro area at 599,376 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 254,486 households. The median household income in the Toledo metro area is $65,486 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Toledo metro area scores 52 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #158 of 387 scored metro areas.

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