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Real estate businesses in the Port Angeles, WA area

How the Port Angeles, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #281 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington

Listings
91
6 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
77
+18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$598.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,086 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
152
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.0
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,202
+1.1% 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

Households in the Port Angeles area spend about $598.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,086 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 52% 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 91 real estate businesses on map listings in the Port Angeles area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 26.0 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in the Port Angeles area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 455 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 311 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Port Angeles area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Port Angeles area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #281 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington.

How the Port Angeles area 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 Port Angeles, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasurePort Angeles areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.042.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)152108100
Households per official establishment455317414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.5%+13.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,086$19,779$16,661
Median household income$70,370$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77+18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
160
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
311Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
138The 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 the Port Angeles 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 Port Angeles area

Population, 2025 estimate
78,202+1.1% since 2020
Households
35,046
Median age
51.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,739 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$70,370+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,407
Median home value
$421,800
Jobs located here
23,717
Daytime population
69,279Residents 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 small-town markets in Washington for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Port Angeles area marked.

Top small-town markets in Washington

Small-town markets in Washington ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Othello, WA671523.9161+4.3%#68 of 536
2Moses Lake, WA637721.8181+6.3%#106 of 536
3Centralia, WA627723.4170+6.7%#115 of 536
4Shelton, WA626725.7162+7.8%#118 of 536
5Aberdeen, WA587022.9165+3.0%#153 of 536
6Port Angeles, WA499126.0152+1.1%#281 of 536
7Port Townsend, WA465433.0123+2.7%#316 of 536
8Pullman, WA415629.9125+1.5%#378 of 536
9Ellensburg, WA419346.588+4.2%#382 of 536
10Oak Harbor, WA3313337.0116−1.5%#475 of 536

Other business types in the Port Angeles area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Port Angeles, WA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 91 real estate businesses in the Port Angeles area. 6 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 77 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 311 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Port Angeles, WA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $598.8M a year, or $17,086 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 91 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 52% 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 35,046 households in the Port Angeles area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Port Angeles, WA area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Port Angeles area has 26.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 152, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Port Angeles area would have about 138, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 455 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Port Angeles, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Port Angeles area at 78,202 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,046 households. Median household income in the Port Angeles area is $70,370, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Port Angeles area scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #281 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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