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Real estate agents and brokers in Polk County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Polk County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #51 of 2,176 scored counties
#5 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,004 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 318
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,592
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #51 of 2,176 scored counties and #5 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.
At $14,004 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $104M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.2 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.
Polk County has 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 2,475 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 318 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,475 | 1,725 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,004 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,522 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $545K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,592+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,424
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,522+44.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,888
- Median home value
- $169,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,324
- Daytime population
- 13,260Residents 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 Polk 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 estate76
- Real estate agents and brokers78
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Polk County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 real estate agents and brokers in Polk County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $104M a year, or $14,004 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.2 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 7,424 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Polk County has 8.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 318, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Polk County would have about 19, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,475 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 18,592 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,424 households. Median household income in Polk County is $62,522, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.4%, 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. Polk County scores 78 for real estate agents and brokers (high), #51 of 2,176 scored counties.
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