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Real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County, TN
The real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,126 of 2,176 scored counties
#58 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 102
- 9 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $464.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,831 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 84
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 30.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,831 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $464.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 16% below 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 16 businesses with payroll in Putnam County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,100 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County is 49 (lower middle), #1,126 of 2,176 scored counties and #58 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.4 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 84 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,100 | 1,725 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,831 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1029 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 |
| 58Putnam County, TN | 49 | 102 | 30.4 | 84 | +8.1% | #1,126 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers49
- Property management49
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Putnam County, TN?
Putnam County has 102 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $464.7M a year, or $13,831 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 102 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 16% below 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 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Putnam County has 30.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 84, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Putnam County would have about 85, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,100 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 49 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,126 of 2,176 scored counties.
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