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Real estate agents and brokers in Galveston County, TX
The real estate agents and brokers in Galveston County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #911 of 2,176 scored counties
#77 of 153 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 385
- 23 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- +21.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,230 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 109
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,207
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $16,230 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Galveston County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 9% 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.
Galveston County has 385 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 27.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 107 businesses with payroll in Galveston County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 21.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,315 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $992K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Galveston County.
Population estimates show Galveston County grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Galveston County is 53 (upper middle), #911 of 2,176 scored counties and #77 of 153 scored counties in Texas.
How Galveston County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Galveston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.4 | 29.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 109 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,315 | 964 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.6% | +32.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,230 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,105 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88 → 107+21.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 308
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38523 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 419The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $992K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Galveston 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 Galveston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,207+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 140,660
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 946
- Median household income
- $86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,259
- Median home value
- $314,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,596
- Daytime population
- 313,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberty County, TX | 85 | 38 | 12.2 | 221 | +31.3% | #7 of 2,176 |
| 2Chambers County, TX | 83 | 24 | 13.9 | 228 | +22.6% | #14 of 2,176 |
| 3Rusk County, TX | 82 | 12 | 6.7 | 399 | +5.0% | #15 of 2,176 |
| 4San Jacinto County, TX | 77 | 10 | 9.2 | 281 | +7.1% | #61 of 2,176 |
| 5Orange County, TX | 76 | 38 | 11.7 | 235 | +1.8% | #74 of 2,176 |
| 6Ector County, TX | 76 | 91 | 14.1 | 193 | +5.0% | #75 of 2,176 |
| 7Atascosa County, TX | 75 | 22 | 13.1 | 201 | +8.7% | #89 of 2,176 |
| 8Caldwell County, TX | 75 | 24 | 14.4 | 186 | +20.0% | #91 of 2,176 |
| 9Kaufman County, TX | 75 | 83 | 16.3 | 180 | +42.2% | #92 of 2,176 |
| 10Falls County, TX | 74 | 5 | 7.9 | 318 | +5.5% | #98 of 2,176 |
| 77Galveston County, TX | 53 | 385 | 27.4 | 109 | +5.9% | #911 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Galveston 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 estate49
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management65
- Mortgage brokers and lenders59
- Home inspectors61
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Galveston County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 385 real estate agents and brokers in Galveston County. 23 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 21.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $16,230 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 385 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Galveston County has 27.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 109, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Galveston County would have about 419, against 385 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,315 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 53 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #911 of 2,176 scored counties.
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