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Insights / Data report, County Business Patterns 2023

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By , founder of Endcap. Published

Where are real estate brokerage offices concentrated? This report ranks the 100 largest US metros by real estate brokerage offices per 100,000 residents, from the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. More offices per resident means more firms competing for the same listings and clients, and a website that shows the deals matters more.

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The 10 highest-ranked metros, numbered by rank. The full ranking is below.

Findings

WHAT THE
data shows.

Establishments with employees per 100,000 residents, 2023.

  1. 01

    Cape Coral has the most real estate brokerage offices for its size: 129.5 for every 100,000 residents, 2.7 times the US rate of 48.0. Colorado Springs (129.3) and North Port (129.3) follow.

  2. 02

    The lowest rates among the 100 largest metros are in McAllen (12.8), New Haven (16.2), and Hartford (17.4).

  3. 03

    In total, the Census Bureau counted 163,894 real estate brokerage offices with employees in the United States in 2023.

  4. 04

    Orange County, California, where Endcap is based, has 90.8 per 100,000 residents, which would rank 11th among the 100 metros.

Real estate brokerage offices per 100,000 residents

Each metro links to its city guide.

  1. 1Cape Coral, FL129.5
  2. 2Colorado Springs, CO129.3
  3. 3North Port, FL129.3
  4. 4Denver, CO118.4
  5. 5Boise, ID106.3
  6. 6Miami, FL101.6
  7. 7Salt Lake City, UT94.9
  8. 8Charleston, SC93.6
  9. 9Orlando, FL92.0
  10. 10Phoenix, AZ91.0
  11. 11San Diego, CA89.6
  12. 12Tampa, FL83.5
  13. 13Seattle, WA82.9
  14. 14Charlotte, NC81.7
  15. 15Jacksonville, FL78.5
  16. 16Ogden, UT77.7
  17. 17Raleigh, NC76.9
  18. 18Las Vegas, NV73.5
  19. 19Austin, TX70.1
  20. 20Los Angeles, CA69.5
  21. 21Deltona, FL69.5
  22. 22Atlanta, GA69.2
  23. 23Minneapolis, MN68.8
  24. 24Omaha, NE67.3
  25. 25Portland, OR67.2
  26. 26Provo, UT67.1
  27. 27Palm Bay, FL66.9
  28. 28Fayetteville, AR66.1
  29. 29San Francisco, CA64.6
  30. 30Tucson, AZ64.3
  31. 31Spokane, WA63.2
  32. 32Des Moines, IA62.5
  33. 33Indianapolis, IN59.3
  34. 34Greenville, SC59.3
  35. 35San Jose, CA58.4
  36. 36Virginia Beach, VA57.8
  37. 37Kansas City, MO55.7
  38. 38Sacramento, CA55.2
  39. 39Durham, NC55.0
  40. 40Oxnard, CA54.6
  41. 41Madison, WI52.8
  42. 42Oklahoma City, OK52.2
  43. 43Louisville, KY49.6
  44. 44Richmond, VA49.0
  45. 45Tulsa, OK48.0
  46. 46Chicago, IL45.1
  47. 47Albuquerque, NM44.6
  48. 48Washington, DC44.4
  49. 49Dallas, TX43.2
  50. 50Little Rock, AR42.4
  51. 51Columbus, OH41.6
  52. 52Columbia, SC41.3
  53. 53Greensboro, NC41.1
  54. 54Riverside, CA40.6
  55. 55Baltimore, MD39.5
  56. 56St. Louis, MO39.0
  57. 57Wichita, KS38.9
  58. 58Winston-Salem, NC38.8
  59. 59San Antonio, TX38.1
  60. 60Grand Rapids, MI37.0
  61. 61Birmingham, AL36.8
  62. 62Honolulu, HI35.0
  63. 63Cincinnati, OH34.6
  64. 64New York, NY34.5
  65. 65Milwaukee, WI34.3
  66. 66Boston, MA33.8
  67. 67Providence, RI33.6
  68. 68Houston, TX32.7
  69. 69Jackson, MS32.5
  70. 70Lakeland, FL32.5
  71. 71New Orleans, LA31.5
  72. 72Baton Rouge, LA31.5
  73. 73Akron, OH31.3
  74. 74Bridgeport, CT31.0
  75. 75Philadelphia, PA30.7
  76. 76Augusta, GA30.6
  77. 77Cleveland, OH30.1
  78. 78Nashville, TN29.8
  79. 79Stockton, CA29.4
  80. 80Poughkeepsie, NY28.1
  81. 81Fresno, CA27.8
  82. 82Harrisburg, PA27.2
  83. 83Dayton, OH25.3
  84. 84Rochester, NY24.8
  85. 85Detroit, MI24.6
  86. 86Worcester, MA24.2
  87. 87Knoxville, TN23.2
  88. 88El Paso, TX23.1
  89. 89Bakersfield, CA23.1
  90. 90Syracuse, NY23.0
  91. 91Chattanooga, TN22.5
  92. 92Allentown, PA22.2
  93. 93Buffalo, NY21.8
  94. 94Pittsburgh, PA20.8
  95. 95Toledo, OH20.7
  96. 96Albany, NY19.4
  97. 97Memphis, TN18.6
  98. 98Hartford, CT17.4
  99. 99New Haven, CT16.2
  100. 100McAllen, TX12.8
  101. ·Orange County, CA90.8for comparison

Method

Establishments with paid employees in NAICS 531210 from County Business Patterns 2023, divided by the July 2025 population estimate for each metro. An establishment is a single business location, so a firm with three offices counts three times, and owner-only businesses without employees are not included. Metros use the 2023 OMB definitions; Orange County is shown as a county for comparison.

Sources: County Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates, Vintage 2025. Updated 2026-10-10.

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