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Real estate businesses in Marquette County, WI
How Marquette County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,968 of 2,229 scored counties
#57 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $91M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,018 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 117
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,927
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Marquette County is 33 (lower middle), #1,968 of 2,229 scored counties and #57 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Marquette County comes to about $91M a year: $13,018 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% 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 18 real estate businesses on map listings in Marquette County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 33% 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 Marquette County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marquette County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Marquette County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Marquette County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 27.7 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 117 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 660 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,018 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,681 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 54 |
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
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Marquette 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 Marquette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,927+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,987
- Median age
- 49.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $65,681+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,123
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,800
- Daytime population
- 12,809Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Marquette County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lafayette County, WI | 74 | 8 | 11.8 | 268 | +5.2% | #126 of 2,229 |
| 2Calumet County, WI | 73 | 23 | 10.8 | 317 | +2.9% | #139 of 2,229 |
| 3Trempealeau County, WI | 72 | 8 | 6.4 | 501 | +1.1% | #152 of 2,229 |
| 4Kewaunee County, WI | 71 | 11 | 13.2 | 248 | +1.0% | #189 of 2,229 |
| 5Pierce County, WI | 70 | 23 | 14.5 | 238 | +3.1% | #207 of 2,229 |
| 6Oconto County, WI | 68 | 19 | 11.3 | 283 | +2.9% | #266 of 2,229 |
| 7Chippewa County, WI | 65 | 39 | 14.4 | 221 | +1.9% | #378 of 2,229 |
| 8Clark County, WI | 64 | 17 | 13.2 | 234 | +1.2% | #406 of 2,229 |
| 9Dodge County, WI | 62 | 51 | 14.2 | 224 | −0.3% | #494 of 2,229 |
| 10Washington County, WI | 58 | 114 | 20.0 | 176 | +1.8% | #667 of 2,229 |
| 57Marquette County, WI | 33 | 18 | 25.8 | 117 | +2.1% | #1,968 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Marquette 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 Marquette County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 real estate businesses in Marquette County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Marquette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marquette County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $91M a year, or $13,018 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% 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 6,987 households in Marquette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marquette County, WI compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Marquette County has 25.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 117, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Marquette County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Marquette County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marquette County at 15,927 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,987 households. Median household income in Marquette County is $65,681, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. Marquette County scores 33 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,968 of 2,229 scored counties.
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