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Real estate businesses in Lewis County, WA

The real estate businesses in Lewis County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #548 of 2,229 scored counties
#12 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
77
3 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
63
+50.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$565.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,178 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
170
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.4
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,062
+6.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 real estate businesses in Lewis County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 4%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 23.4 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $17,178 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $565.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 70% 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.

Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lewis County in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 522 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 253 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lewis County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #548 of 2,229 scored counties and #12 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lewis County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Lewis County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.442.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)170108100
Households per official establishment522317414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+50.0%+13.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,178$19,779$16,661
Median household income$74,796$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6156

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 63+50.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
135
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
253Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
773 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
131The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,062+6.7% since 2020
Households
32,916
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,194
Median home value
$385,800
Jobs located here
25,436
Daytime population
72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, WA87612.4314+9.7%#2 of 2,229
2Douglas County, WA78159.4451+8.0%#46 of 2,229
3Franklin County, WA77268.7491+5.6%#64 of 2,229
4Skamania County, WA77713.9312+5.2%#69 of 2,229
5Asotin County, WA751212.6317+1.0%#100 of 2,229
6Klickitat County, WA731414.2285+6.6%#140 of 2,229
7Pacific County, WA691715.5249+3.6%#230 of 2,229
8Stevens County, WA664020.6190+6.6%#348 of 2,229
9Adams County, WA661523.9161+4.3%#355 of 2,229
10Grant County, WA627721.8181+6.3%#505 of 2,229
12Lewis County, WA617723.4170+6.7%#548 of 2,229

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Lewis County, WA?

There are 77 real estate businesses on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. 3 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 63 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. Another 253 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Lewis County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $565.4M a year, or $17,178 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 77 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 70% 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 32,916 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, WA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Lewis County has 23.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 170, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lewis County would have about 131, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Lewis County scores 61 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #548 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Lewis County

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