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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Sullivan County, TN
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Sullivan County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #430 of 887 scored counties
#18 of 29 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 27
- 13 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $964.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,993 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 92
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,759
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 mortgage brokers and lenders in Sullivan County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 48%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $13,993 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Sullivan County spend about $964.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 8% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Sullivan County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 11,485 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Sullivan County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Sullivan County is 51 (upper middle), #430 of 887 scored counties and #18 of 29 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sullivan County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Sullivan County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 11,485 | 6,419 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,993 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,807 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,759+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 68,907
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 388
- Median household income
- $58,807+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,467
- Median home value
- $213,300
- Jobs located here
- 71,251
- Daytime population
- 164,416Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robertson County, TN | 78 | 5 | 1.8 | 223 | +9.9% | #44 of 887 |
| 2Bedford County, TN | 65 | 5 | 2.6 | 144 | +9.7% | #169 of 887 |
| 3Blount County, TN | 65 | 19 | 3.4 | 114 | +6.0% | #176 of 887 |
| 4Coffee County, TN | 63 | 5 | 2.2 | 162 | +7.4% | #201 of 887 |
| 5Greene County, TN | 62 | 5 | 1.8 | 195 | +5.0% | #214 of 887 |
| 6Loudon County, TN | 62 | 9 | 3.7 | 107 | +15.6% | #225 of 887 |
| 7Wilson County, TN | 61 | 25 | 4.2 | 101 | +17.8% | #235 of 887 |
| 8Madison County, TN | 60 | 10 | 2.5 | 142 | +2.0% | #246 of 887 |
| 9Bradley County, TN | 58 | 16 | 3.8 | 97 | +6.1% | #285 of 887 |
| 10Tipton County, TN | 57 | 5 | 2.2 | 171 | +2.0% | #286 of 887 |
| 18Sullivan County, TN | 51 | 27 | 3.9 | 92 | +3.5% | #430 of 887 |
Other business types in Sullivan 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
- Real estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers59
- Property management71
- Mortgage brokers and lenders51
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Sullivan County, TN?
Sullivan County has 27 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Sullivan County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $964.2M a year, or $13,993 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 27 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,907 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, TN compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Sullivan County has 3.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 25, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,485 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Sullivan County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 163,759 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,907 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $58,807 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sullivan County scores 51 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #430 of 887 scored counties.
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