Market rankings · Pennsylvania
Real estate businesses in Pennsylvania
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Pennsylvania, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 13,355
- 781 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7,013
- +15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 34% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 165
- 65% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #3 of 51
- Market score 76 · High
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 13,355 real estate businesses on map listings in Pennsylvania as of September 2026. 781 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.3, 34% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $18,070 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Pennsylvania spend about $95.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 65% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7,013 businesses with payroll in Pennsylvania classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 752 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 88 SBA-backed loans worth $22.5M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pennsylvania.
Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #3 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 76 (high). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Gettysburg metro area scores highest (87). Of the 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Pottsville area scores highest (85).
Every market in Pennsylvania for real estate businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 87 | 50 | 12.2 | 343 | +3.6% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Reading, PA | 82 | 318 | 19.5 | 213 | +2.7% | #3 of 387 |
| 3Lebanon, PA | 81 | 111 | 19.6 | 209 | +2.2% | #4 of 387 |
| 4York-Hanover, PA | 81 | 482 | 26.5 | 159 | +3.6% | #7 of 387 |
| 5Chambersburg, PA | 80 | 156 | 24.6 | 166 | +3.0% | #9 of 387 |
| 6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 77 | 381 | 16.3 | 237 | +1.4% | #12 of 387 |
| 7Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 77 | 907 | 26.7 | 160 | +3.0% | #13 of 387 |
| 8Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 77 | 706 | 28.7 | 146 | +4.2% | #14 of 387 |
| 9Johnstown, PA | 73 | 65 | 11.6 | 316 | −3.2% | #25 of 387 |
| 10Erie, PA | 73 | 174 | 15.7 | 243 | −1.8% | #26 of 387 |
| 11Altoona, PA | 72 | 75 | 14.8 | 253 | −2.5% | #28 of 387 |
| 12Williamsport, PA | 70 | 84 | 17.9 | 211 | −1.3% | #36 of 387 |
| 13Pittsburgh, PA | 69 | 2,388 | 22.5 | 183 | −1.3% | #37 of 387 |
| 14Lancaster, PA | 69 | 653 | 30.7 | 140 | +1.9% | #41 of 387 |
| 15State College, PA | 67 | 140 | 23.7 | 172 | −0.4% | #50 of 387 |
| 16Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 63 | 8,311 | 33.7 | 131 | +1.4% | #69 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottsville, PA | 85 | 78 | 13.5 | 285 | +1.5% | #1 of 536 |
| 2Lewistown, PA | 80 | 15 | 8.1 | 455 | 0.0% | #8 of 536 |
| 3Indiana, PA | 80 | 28 | 8.6 | 427 | −0.3% | #9 of 536 |
| 4Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 80 | 46 | 17.5 | 216 | +2.3% | #10 of 536 |
| 5Selinsgrove, PA | 79 | 13 | 8.9 | 434 | −0.2% | #12 of 536 |
| 6Lock Haven, PA | 79 | 20 | 13.0 | 288 | +1.3% | #13 of 536 |
| 7St. Marys, PA | 78 | 8 | 6.0 | 625 | −3.3% | #15 of 536 |
| 8Sunbury, PA | 78 | 40 | 8.7 | 434 | −1.7% | #16 of 536 |
| 9Sayre, PA | 77 | 34 | 13.8 | 276 | −0.6% | #19 of 536 |
| 10Huntingdon, PA | 76 | 14 | 8.6 | 444 | −2.4% | #23 of 536 |
| 11DuBois, PA | 75 | 26 | 8.0 | 463 | −2.9% | #26 of 536 |
| 12Warren, PA | 75 | 14 | 8.7 | 424 | −3.8% | #27 of 536 |
| 13Oil City, PA | 73 | 22 | 10.3 | 356 | −2.0% | #35 of 536 |
| 14Hermitage, PA | 73 | 57 | 12.3 | 303 | −2.4% | #37 of 536 |
| 15Somerset, PA | 72 | 23 | 7.8 | 472 | −2.7% | #38 of 536 |
| 16Bradford, PA | 70 | 12 | 7.3 | 507 | −3.5% | #46 of 536 |
| 17Meadville, PA | 69 | 56 | 16.5 | 221 | −2.4% | #54 of 536 |
| 18Lewisburg, PA | 67 | 25 | 17.2 | 236 | −0.8% | #64 of 536 |
| 19Hemlock Farms, PA | 52 | 88 | 36.3 | 116 | +7.2% | #248 of 536 |
| 20East Stroudsburg, PA | 37 | 234 | 38.2 | 109 | −0.7% | #432 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 88 | 10 | 5.5 | 747 | +2.1% | #1 of 2,229 |
| 2Wyoming County, PA | 81 | 5 | 4.6 | 861 | −0.9% | #14 of 2,229 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 81 | 50 | 12.2 | 343 | +3.6% | #15 of 2,229 |
| 4Schuylkill County, PA | 80 | 78 | 13.5 | 285 | +1.5% | #27 of 2,229 |
| 5Fulton County, PA | 78 | 5 | 7.9 | 483 | −0.6% | #43 of 2,229 |
| 6Mifflin County, PA | 78 | 15 | 8.1 | 455 | 0.0% | #45 of 2,229 |
| 7Indiana County, PA | 78 | 28 | 8.6 | 427 | −0.3% | #48 of 2,229 |
| 8Northumberland County, PA | 77 | 23 | 6.1 | 613 | −1.8% | #62 of 2,229 |
| 9Susquehanna County, PA | 77 | 21 | 13.5 | 291 | −0.3% | #70 of 2,229 |
| 10Elk County, PA | 76 | 8 | 6.0 | 625 | −3.3% | #75 of 2,229 |
| 11Beaver County, PA | 76 | 77 | 10.7 | 372 | −1.1% | #79 of 2,229 |
| 12Snyder County, PA | 75 | 13 | 8.9 | 434 | −0.2% | #96 of 2,229 |
| 13Clinton County, PA | 75 | 20 | 13.0 | 288 | +1.3% | #103 of 2,229 |
| 14Columbia County, PA | 75 | 46 | 17.5 | 216 | +2.3% | #112 of 2,229 |
| 15Clearfield County, PA | 74 | 26 | 8.0 | 463 | −2.9% | #114 of 2,229 |
| 16Huntingdon County, PA | 74 | 14 | 8.6 | 444 | −2.4% | #115 of 2,229 |
| 17Juniata County, PA | 74 | 8 | 8.9 | 434 | −0.3% | #116 of 2,229 |
| 18Warren County, PA | 74 | 14 | 8.7 | 424 | −3.8% | #118 of 2,229 |
| 19Bradford County, PA | 73 | 34 | 13.8 | 276 | −0.6% | #144 of 2,229 |
| 20Armstrong County, PA | 72 | 19 | 6.8 | 558 | −2.7% | #151 of 2,229 |
| 21Somerset County, PA | 72 | 23 | 7.8 | 472 | −2.7% | #154 of 2,229 |
| 22Luzerne County, PA | 72 | 206 | 15.3 | 251 | +2.1% | #164 of 2,229 |
| 23Fayette County, PA | 71 | 43 | 7.8 | 467 | −4.3% | #172 of 2,229 |
| 24Venango County, PA | 71 | 22 | 10.3 | 356 | −2.0% | #176 of 2,229 |
| 25Lawrence County, PA | 71 | 40 | 11.1 | 339 | −2.4% | #177 of 2,229 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Mercer County, PA | 71 | 57 | 12.3 | 303 | −2.4% | #184 of 2,229 |
| 27Lebanon County, PA | 71 | 111 | 19.6 | 209 | +2.2% | #191 of 2,229 |
| 28Jefferson County, PA | 70 | 16 | 8.7 | 418 | −2.8% | #200 of 2,229 |
| 29Berks County, PA | 70 | 318 | 19.5 | 213 | +2.7% | #212 of 2,229 |
| 30Cambria County, PA | 69 | 65 | 11.6 | 316 | −3.2% | #223 of 2,229 |
| 31Bedford County, PA | 69 | 25 | 12.7 | 291 | −0.2% | #226 of 2,229 |
| 32Montour County, PA | 69 | 17 | 21.6 | 192 | −1.4% | #244 of 2,229 |
| 33Greene County, PA | 68 | 7 | 4.9 | 780 | −5.5% | #254 of 2,229 |
| 34McKean County, PA | 68 | 12 | 7.3 | 507 | −3.5% | #257 of 2,229 |
| 35Tioga County, PA | 67 | 23 | 13.8 | 275 | −1.3% | #294 of 2,229 |
| 36Erie County, PA | 67 | 174 | 15.7 | 243 | −1.8% | #300 of 2,229 |
| 37Northampton County, PA | 67 | 297 | 24.2 | 179 | +3.7% | #312 of 2,229 |
| 38Butler County, PA | 67 | 200 | 24.7 | 176 | +3.2% | #314 of 2,229 |
| 39Franklin County, PA | 67 | 156 | 24.6 | 166 | +3.0% | #316 of 2,229 |
| 40Potter County, PA | 66 | 6 | 8.6 | 426 | −3.0% | #325 of 2,229 |
| 41Union County, PA | 66 | 25 | 17.2 | 236 | −0.8% | #336 of 2,229 |
| 42Carbon County, PA | 66 | 46 | 16.9 | 228 | +1.7% | #339 of 2,229 |
| 43Crawford County, PA | 66 | 56 | 16.5 | 221 | −2.4% | #341 of 2,229 |
| 44York County, PA | 66 | 482 | 26.5 | 159 | +3.6% | #358 of 2,229 |
| 45Westmoreland County, PA | 65 | 277 | 17.9 | 226 | −1.4% | #374 of 2,229 |
| 46Blair County, PA | 64 | 75 | 14.8 | 253 | −2.5% | #400 of 2,229 |
| 47Dauphin County, PA | 64 | 269 | 22.2 | 184 | +2.3% | #419 of 2,229 |
| 48Lackawanna County, PA | 63 | 170 | 19.3 | 201 | +0.5% | #456 of 2,229 |
| 49Clarion County, PA | 62 | 24 | 15.9 | 233 | −1.4% | #493 of 2,229 |
| 50Washington County, PA | 62 | 180 | 20.3 | 205 | +0.7% | #498 of 2,229 |
| 51Lycoming County, PA | 60 | 84 | 17.9 | 211 | −1.3% | #566 of 2,229 |
| 52Wayne County, PA | 58 | 51 | 24.4 | 156 | +1.1% | #674 of 2,229 |
| 53Delaware County, PA | 57 | 572 | 26.4 | 170 | +0.8% | #722 of 2,229 |
| 54Pike County, PA | 56 | 88 | 36.3 | 116 | +7.2% | #796 of 2,229 |
| 55Lancaster County, PA | 55 | 653 | 30.7 | 140 | +1.9% | #837 of 2,229 |
| 56Centre County, PA | 54 | 140 | 23.7 | 172 | −0.4% | #862 of 2,229 |
| 57Cumberland County, PA | 54 | 427 | 40.1 | 108 | +6.5% | #889 of 2,229 |
| 58Lehigh County, PA | 51 | 494 | 34.2 | 124 | +2.7% | #1,047 of 2,229 |
| 59Chester County, PA | 51 | 871 | 42.5 | 120 | +4.2% | #1,048 of 2,229 |
| 60Philadelphia County, PA | 50 | 1,624 | 23.9 | 161 | −1.6% | #1,072 of 2,229 |
| 61Allegheny County, PA | 47 | 1,552 | 28.4 | 148 | −2.0% | #1,220 of 2,229 |
| 62Bucks County, PA | 43 | 1,028 | 41.3 | 118 | +0.3% | #1,470 of 2,229 |
| 63Montgomery County, PA | 42 | 1,593 | 47.5 | 103 | +2.4% | #1,530 of 2,229 |
| 64Monroe County, PA | 40 | 234 | 38.2 | 109 | −0.7% | #1,617 of 2,229 |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 15.6 | 222 | −5.1% | |
| Sullivan County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 11.8 | 332 | +0.6% | |
| Cameron County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 9.0 | 379 | −7.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Pennsylvania?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13,355 real estate businesses in Pennsylvania. 781 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 7,013 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019. Official counts list 50,290 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $95.3B a year, or $18,070 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13,355 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 65% 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 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Pennsylvania has 25.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 165, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 22,004, against 13,355 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 752 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Gettysburg metro area scores highest, at 87 (high). Among 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Pottsville area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Perry County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Pennsylvania scores 76 for real estate businesses (high), #3 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pennsylvania. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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