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Real estate businesses in the Ogden, UT metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Ogden, UT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #134 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah

Listings
834
58 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
877
+9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,537 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
116
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
672,784
+5.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Ogden metro area comes to about $4.2B a year: $19,537 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 16% 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.

There are 834 real estate businesses on map listings in the Ogden metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 58 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 39.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Ogden metro area was 877 in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 244 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 3,425 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Ogden metro area.

Population estimates show the Ogden metro area grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Ogden metro area is 55 (upper middle), #134 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.

How the Ogden metro area 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.

Real estate in Ogden, UT metro area compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureOgden metro areaUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.049.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11689100
Households per official establishment244201414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.3%+12.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,537$19,198$16,661
Median household income$101,203$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
877+9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,117
Annual payroll, 2023
$119.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,425Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
83458 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
964The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Ogden metro area, 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 the Ogden metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
672,784+5.3% since 2020
Households
213,829
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
423
Median household income
$101,203
Average household income
$122,628
Median home value
$471,500
Jobs located here
256,321
Daytime population
600,855Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Utah

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Ogden metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Utah

Metro areas in Utah ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT5686241.7109+14.5%#126 of 387
2Ogden, UT5583439.0116+5.3%#134 of 387
3Logan, UT-ID4721242.996+8.8%#215 of 387
4Salt Lake City-Murray, UT382,47354.982+3.8%#301 of 387
5St. George, UT3848469.460+17.4%#307 of 387

Other business types in the Ogden metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Ogden, UT metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 834 real estate businesses in the Ogden metro area. 58 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 877 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,425 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Ogden, UT metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.2B a year, or $19,537 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 834 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 16% 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 213,829 households in the Ogden metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ogden, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Ogden metro area has 39.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 116, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Ogden metro area would have about 964, against 834 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 244 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ogden, UT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Ogden metro area at 672,784 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 213,829 households. Median household income in the Ogden metro area is $101,203, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Ogden metro area scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #134 of 387 scored metro areas.

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