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Real estate businesses in Potter County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Potter County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #325 of 2,229 scored counties
#40 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $110.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,826 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 426
- 4.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 78% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,897
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Potter County comes to about $110.7M a year: $15,826 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.3 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.
Potter County has 6 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Potter County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Potter County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Potter County is 66 (upper middle), #325 of 2,229 scored counties and #40 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Potter 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 | Potter County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 25.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 426 | 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 | −3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,826 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $59,020 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 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
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Potter 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 Potter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,897−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,992
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,081 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $59,020+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,370
- Median home value
- $153,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,811
- Daytime population
- 15,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 40Potter County, PA | 66 | 6 | 8.6 | 426 | −3.0% | #325 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Potter 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 Potter County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 real estate businesses in Potter County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 Potter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Potter County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $110.7M a year, or $15,826 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.3 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,992 households in Potter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Potter County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Potter County has 8.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 426, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Potter County would have about 26, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Potter County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Potter County at 15,897 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,992 households. Median household income in Potter County is $59,020, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Potter County scores 66 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #325 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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