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Real estate businesses in the Washington Court House, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Washington Court House, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #144 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
19
3 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$152.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,188 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
186
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,552
−1.4% 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 19 real estate businesses in the Washington Court House area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $13,188 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Washington Court House area spend about $152.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 86% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Washington Court House area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,861 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Washington Court House area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, the Washington Court House area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #144 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Washington Court House 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 Washington Court House, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWashington Court House areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.426.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)186122100
Households per official establishment3,861728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,188$13,878$16,661
Median household income$63,275$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$106K
One-person businesses, 2023
76Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
193 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 Washington Court House 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 Washington Court House area

Population, 2025 estimate
28,552−1.4% since 2020
Households
11,582
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$63,275+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,611
Median home value
$170,700
Jobs located here
10,143
Daytime population
27,287Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Washington Court House area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sidney, OH673116.4196−0.2%#66 of 536
2Celina, OH672716.5191+0.5%#67 of 536
3Van Wert, OH65108.7352+0.3%#82 of 536
4Gallipolis, OH641311.2259−0.5%#91 of 536
5Wilmington, OH642615.5201+0.6%#92 of 536
6Urbana, OH642918.5170+0.2%#96 of 536
7Bucyrus, OH632212.2239−0.3%#99 of 536
8Coshocton, OH632214.9193+1.6%#103 of 536
9Fremont, OH613413.8217−0.4%#119 of 536
10Marion, OH603514.2207−0.4%#130 of 536
11Washington Court House, OH591916.4186−1.4%#144 of 536

Other business types in the Washington Court House area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Washington Court House, OH area?

The Washington Court House area has 19 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Washington Court House, OH area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $152.7M a year, or $13,188 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 86% 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 11,582 households in the Washington Court House area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Washington Court House, OH area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Washington Court House area has 16.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 186, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Washington Court House area would have about 35, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,861 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is the Washington Court House, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Washington Court House area at 28,552 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,582 households. The median household income in the Washington Court House area is $63,275 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Washington Court House area scores 59 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #144 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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