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Real estate businesses in Dauphin County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Dauphin County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #419 of 2,229 scored counties
#47 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 269
- 16 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 147
- +21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,705 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 184
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 269 real estate businesses in Dauphin County. 16 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.2, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Dauphin County spend about $2.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,705 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 84% 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 147 businesses with payroll in Dauphin County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 826 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 948 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $319K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Dauphin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dauphin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dauphin County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #419 of 2,229 scored counties and #47 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 25.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 184 | 165 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 826 | 752 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.5% | +15.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,705 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121 → 147+21.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 546
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 948Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26916 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 496The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $319K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 Dauphin 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 |
| 47Dauphin County, PA | 64 | 269 | 22.2 | 184 | +2.3% | #419 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County, PA?
There are 269 real estate businesses on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. 16 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 147 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 21.5% from 2019. Another 948 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.1B a year, or $17,705 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 269 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 84% 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Dauphin County has 22.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 184, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 496, against 269 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 826 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 64 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #419 of 2,229 scored counties.
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