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Real estate businesses in Bedford County, PA
The real estate businesses in Bedford County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #226 of 2,229 scored counties
#31 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 25
- 4 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $315.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,967 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 291
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,480
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 real estate businesses in Bedford County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 16%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.7, 67% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Bedford County comes to about $315.3M a year: $15,967 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.9 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bedford County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 104 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bedford County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bedford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Bedford County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #226 of 2,229 scored counties and #31 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bedford County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Bedford County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 25.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 291 | 165 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 752 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,967 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $59,992 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 254 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,480−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,750
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $59,992+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,365
- Median home value
- $179,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,104
- Daytime population
- 42,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Bedford County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
| 31Bedford County, PA | 69 | 25 | 12.7 | 291 | −0.2% | #226 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 Bedford County, PA?
Bedford County has 25 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bedford County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bedford County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $315.3M a year, or $15,967 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.9 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 19,750 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Bedford County has 12.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 291, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Bedford County would have about 73, against 25 on map listings.
How fast is Bedford County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 47,480 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,750 households. The median household income in Bedford County is $59,992 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.8% 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. Bedford County scores 69 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #226 of 2,229 scored counties.
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