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Real estate businesses in Vernon County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Vernon County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,194 of 2,229 scored counties
#25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 35
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $168.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,598 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 111
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.2
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,443
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Vernon County comes to about $168.9M a year: $13,598 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 11% 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.
Vernon County has 35 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.2, 27% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Vernon County in 2023. That is one for every 1,553 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Vernon County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Vernon County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,194 of 2,229 scored counties and #25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Vernon 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 | Vernon County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.2 | 27.7 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 111 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,553 | 660 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,598 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,893 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 352 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Vernon 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 Vernon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,443+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,424
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 792 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $71,893+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,506
- Median home value
- $223,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,856
- Daytime population
- 26,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 25Vernon County, WI | 48 | 35 | 28.2 | 111 | +2.4% | #1,194 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Vernon 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 Vernon County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 real estate businesses in Vernon County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vernon County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $168.9M a year, or $13,598 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 35 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% 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 12,424 households in Vernon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vernon County, WI compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Vernon County has 28.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Vernon County would have about 39, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,553 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Vernon County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Vernon County at 31,443 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,424 households. Median household income in Vernon County is $71,893, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Vernon County scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,194 of 2,229 scored counties.
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