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Real estate agents and brokers in Smith County, TX
How Smith County, TX 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,618 of 2,176 scored counties
#127 of 153 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 314
- 11 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- +28.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,154 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 74
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.8
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,549
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 314 real estate agents and brokers in Smith County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.8, 24% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Smith County spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,154 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 26% 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.
Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Smith County in 2023, up 28.4% from 2019. That is one for every 875 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Smith County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Smith County is 40 (lower middle), #1,618 of 2,176 scored counties and #127 of 153 scored counties in Texas.
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.8 | 29.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 74 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 875 | 964 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.4% | +32.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,154 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,192 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 95+28.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 231The 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,549+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 83,134
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,956
- Median home value
- $240,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,630
- Daytime population
- 252,433Residents 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 |
| 127Smith County, TX | 40 | 314 | 37.8 | 74 | +7.8% | #1,618 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Smith 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management42
- Mortgage brokers and lenders48
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Smith County, TX?
Smith County has 314 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 28.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Smith County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.3B a year, or $15,154 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 314 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 26% 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 83,134 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Smith County has 37.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 74, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Smith County would have about 231, against 314 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 875 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Smith County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. The median household income in Smith County is $74,192 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Smith County scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,618 of 2,176 scored counties.
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