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Real estate agents and brokers in Bedford County, TN
The real estate agents and brokers in Bedford County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #42 of 2,176 scored counties
#4 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $281.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,419 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 206
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,273
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Bedford County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #42 of 2,176 scored counties and #4 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Bedford County comes to about $281.2M a year: $14,419 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
There are 25 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Bedford County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Bedford County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,901 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bedford County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bedford 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 | Bedford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 206 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,901 | 1,725 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,419 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,225 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $477K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,273+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,505
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $67,225+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,190
- Median home value
- $281,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,181
- Daytime population
- 45,569Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 80 | 20 | 11.6 | 248 | +7.7% | #26 of 2,176 |
| 2Macon County, TN | 79 | 6 | 6.4 | 393 | +9.5% | #35 of 2,176 |
| 3Union County, TN | 79 | 6 | 7.6 | 334 | +8.1% | #39 of 2,176 |
| 4Bedford County, TN | 79 | 25 | 12.8 | 206 | +9.7% | #42 of 2,176 |
| 5Polk County, TN | 78 | 6 | 8.1 | 318 | +5.9% | #51 of 2,176 |
| 6Gibson County, TN | 75 | 20 | 9.8 | 259 | +2.7% | #84 of 2,176 |
| 7Anderson County, TN | 75 | 47 | 14.3 | 186 | +6.1% | #90 of 2,176 |
| 8Sequatchie County, TN | 74 | 6 | 9.7 | 255 | +12.7% | #108 of 2,176 |
| 9Jefferson County, TN | 74 | 29 | 13.3 | 197 | +9.3% | #113 of 2,176 |
| 10Smith County, TN | 73 | 9 | 11.3 | 234 | +5.1% | #131 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 estate77
- Real estate agents and brokers79
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders65
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Bedford County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 real estate agents and brokers in Bedford County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Bedford County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $281.2M a year, or $14,419 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,505 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Bedford County has 12.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 206, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Bedford County would have about 52, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,901 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 55,273 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,505 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $67,225, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Bedford County scores 79 for real estate agents and brokers (high), #42 of 2,176 scored counties.
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