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Real estate businesses in Walworth County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Walworth County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,845 of 2,229 scored counties
#54 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
153
22 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
63
+6.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$630.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,627 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
95
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.5
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,127
+0.8% 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

Walworth County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,845 of 2,229 scored counties and #54 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Walworth County spend about $630.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,627 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 5% below 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.

Walworth County has 153 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 35.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below 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 Walworth County was 63 in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 684 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Walworth County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Walworth 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.

Real estate in Walworth County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWalworth CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.527.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)95118100
Households per official establishment684660414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.8%+19.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,627$14,211$16,661
Median household income$80,520$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 63+6.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
213
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
523Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
146The 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 Walworth 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 Walworth County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,127+0.8% since 2020
Households
43,087
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$80,520+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,464
Median home value
$302,700
Jobs located here
43,660
Daytime population
95,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lafayette County, WI74811.8268+5.2%#126 of 2,229
2Calumet County, WI732310.8317+2.9%#139 of 2,229
3Trempealeau County, WI7286.4501+1.1%#152 of 2,229
4Kewaunee County, WI711113.2248+1.0%#189 of 2,229
5Pierce County, WI702314.5238+3.1%#207 of 2,229
6Oconto County, WI681911.3283+2.9%#266 of 2,229
7Chippewa County, WI653914.4221+1.9%#378 of 2,229
8Clark County, WI641713.2234+1.2%#406 of 2,229
9Dodge County, WI625114.2224−0.3%#494 of 2,229
10Washington County, WI5811420.0176+1.8%#667 of 2,229
54Walworth County, WI3615335.595+0.8%#1,845 of 2,229

Other business types in Walworth County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Walworth County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 153 real estate businesses in Walworth County. 22 of them (14%) 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 6.8% from 2019. Another 523 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Walworth County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $630.2M a year, or $14,627 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 153 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 5% below 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 43,087 households in Walworth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Walworth County, WI compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Walworth County has 35.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 95, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Walworth County would have about 146, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 684 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Walworth County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Walworth County at 106,127 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,087 households. Median household income in Walworth County is $80,520, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Walworth County scores 36 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,845 of 2,229 scored counties.

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