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Real estate businesses in Iron County, UT
The real estate businesses in Iron County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,756 of 2,229 scored counties
#17 of 19 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 134
- 5 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 110
- +35.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $339.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,843 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 58
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 66.5
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,141
- +16.4% since 2020
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What this means
Iron County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,756 of 2,229 scored counties and #17 of 19 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $16,843 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Iron County spend about $339.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 42% below 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.
There are 134 real estate businesses on map listings in Iron County as of September 2026. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 66.5 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 110 businesses with payroll in Iron County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 35.8% from 2019. That is one for every 183 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $939K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Iron County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iron County grew 16.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Iron County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Iron County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 66.5 | 49.9 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 58 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 183 | 201 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.8% | +12.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,843 | $19,198 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,247 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 110+35.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 372Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1345 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $939K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Iron 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 Iron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,141+16.4% since 2020
- Households
- 20,157
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 3,296 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $66,247+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,495
- Median home value
- $379,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,946
- Daytime population
- 58,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with Iron County marked.
Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Millard County, UT | 85 | 6 | 13.8 | 280 | +7.7% | #8 of 2,229 |
| 2Juab County, UT | 78 | 8 | 20.7 | 210 | +14.8% | #61 of 2,229 |
| 3Sanpete County, UT | 71 | 18 | 20.3 | 191 | +10.3% | #194 of 2,229 |
| 4Morgan County, UT | 66 | 9 | 23.8 | 211 | +8.1% | #347 of 2,229 |
| 5Tooele County, UT | 63 | 64 | 26.8 | 169 | +19.2% | #467 of 2,229 |
| 6Duchesne County, UT | 61 | 16 | 23.3 | 175 | +6.3% | #547 of 2,229 |
| 7Box Elder County, UT | 57 | 54 | 27.6 | 149 | +12.7% | #731 of 2,229 |
| 8Carbon County, UT | 50 | 20 | 24.6 | 147 | +1.0% | #1,078 of 2,229 |
| 9Sevier County, UT | 49 | 27 | 36.0 | 109 | +5.9% | #1,153 of 2,229 |
| 10Utah County, UT | 48 | 854 | 42.1 | 108 | +14.5% | #1,196 of 2,229 |
| 17Iron County, UT | 38 | 134 | 66.5 | 58 | +16.4% | #1,756 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Iron 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 Iron County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 134 real estate businesses in Iron County. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 110 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 35.8% from 2019. Another 372 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Iron County, UT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $339.5M a year, or $16,843 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 134 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 42% below 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 20,157 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iron County, UT compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Iron County has 66.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 58, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Iron County would have about 78, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 183 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Iron County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Iron County at 67,141 people in 2025, up 16.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,157 households. Median household income in Iron County is $66,247, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Iron County scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,756 of 2,229 scored counties.
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