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Real estate agents and brokers in Carroll County, TN
How Carroll County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #649 of 2,176 scored counties
#42 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $152.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,229 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 175
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,200
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 real estate agents and brokers in Carroll County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 55% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,229 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $152.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 75% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,308 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Carroll County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Carroll County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #649 of 2,176 scored counties and #42 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 175 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,308 | 1,725 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,229 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $51,787 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $849K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,200+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,541
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $51,787+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,399
- Median home value
- $142,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,237
- Daytime population
- 25,107Residents 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 |
| 42Carroll County, TN | 58 | 16 | 13.9 | 175 | +2.7% | #649 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 estate60
- Real estate agents and brokers58
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Carroll County, TN?
Carroll County has 16 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) 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 Carroll County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $152.7M a year, or $13,229 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 75% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,541 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Carroll County has 13.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 175, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Carroll County would have about 28, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,308 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,200 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,541 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $51,787 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Carroll County scores 58 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #649 of 2,176 scored counties.
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