Real estate · Small-town market · Wisconsin
Real estate businesses in the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area
The real estate businesses in the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #450 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 13 scored small-town markets based 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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What this means
For real estate businesses, the Whitewater-Elkhorn area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #450 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $14,627 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area spend about $630.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.
There are 153 real estate businesses on map listings in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area 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 show the Whitewater-Elkhorn area grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Whitewater-Elkhorn area 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 | Whitewater-Elkhorn area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.5 | 27.7 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 95 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 684 | 660 | 414 |
| 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 score | 36 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Whitewater-Elkhorn 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 Whitewater-Elkhorn area
- 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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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Whitewater-Elkhorn area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beaver Dam, WI | 68 | 51 | 14.2 | 224 | −0.3% | #62 of 536 |
| 2Shawano, WI | 63 | 25 | 13.4 | 227 | +1.4% | #100 of 536 |
| Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 57 | 20 | 14.2 | 212 | +0.4% | #163 of 536 |
| 3Manitowoc, WI | 56 | 54 | 15.3 | 202 | +0.4% | #175 of 536 |
| 4Marinette, WI-MI | 56 | 47 | 16.0 | 185 | +0.3% | #178 of 536 |
| 5Menomonie, WI | 54 | 35 | 20.1 | 159 | +1.7% | #214 of 536 |
| 6Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 53 | 67 | 22.6 | 143 | +2.2% | #230 of 536 |
| 7Platteville, WI | 49 | 39 | 19.5 | 157 | +0.9% | #279 of 536 |
| 8Rice Lake, WI | 46 | 40 | 20.0 | 153 | −0.5% | #308 of 536 |
| 9Sparta, WI | 46 | 39 | 21.3 | 146 | +0.6% | #310 of 536 |
| 12Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 36 | 153 | 35.5 | 95 | +0.8% | #450 of 536 |
Other business types in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area
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 the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 153 real estate businesses in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area. 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. Official counts also show 523 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area 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 the Whitewater-Elkhorn area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Whitewater-Elkhorn area 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, the Whitewater-Elkhorn area 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 the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Whitewater-Elkhorn area 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 the Whitewater-Elkhorn area 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. 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 Whitewater-Elkhorn area scores 36 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #450 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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