Real estate · County · Oregon
Real estate businesses in Polk County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Polk County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #496 of 2,229 scored counties
#3 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 64
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $602.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,265 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 217
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,037
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 real estate businesses in Polk County. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Polk County comes to about $602.5M a year: $18,265 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 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.
Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Polk County in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 492 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 311 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Polk County is 62 (upper middle), #496 of 2,229 scored counties and #3 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 40.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 217 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 492 | 308 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +13.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,265 | $18,335 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,118 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 67+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 311Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 642 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 139The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,037+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,909
- Median home value
- $454,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,249
- Daytime population
- 71,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Polk County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OR | 75 | 5 | 11.6 | 334 | +3.1% | #98 of 2,229 |
| 2Jefferson County, OR | 63 | 18 | 20.4 | 195 | +4.7% | #457 of 2,229 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 62 | 64 | 19.4 | 217 | +2.3% | #496 of 2,229 |
| 4Columbia County, OR | 58 | 57 | 27.2 | 152 | +2.6% | #677 of 2,229 |
| 5Crook County, OR | 57 | 32 | 29.7 | 141 | +10.6% | #735 of 2,229 |
| 6Malheur County, OR | 55 | 22 | 21.4 | 167 | +1.9% | #826 of 2,229 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 50 | 144 | 28.4 | 138 | +3.0% | #1,084 of 2,229 |
| 8Benton County, OR | 50 | 121 | 31.4 | 132 | +4.4% | #1,087 of 2,229 |
| 9Umatilla County, OR | 47 | 78 | 27.2 | 142 | +1.5% | #1,226 of 2,229 |
| 10Klamath County, OR | 46 | 75 | 25.9 | 141 | +0.9% | #1,281 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Polk 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 Polk County, OR?
Polk County has 64 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 311 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $602.5M a year, or $18,265 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 64 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 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 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, OR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Polk County has 19.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 217, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 139, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 492 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. 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. Polk County scores 62 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #496 of 2,229 scored counties.
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