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Real estate businesses in Jefferson County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Jefferson County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,181 of 2,229 scored counties
#51 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 1,282
- 91 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 552
- +21.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,846 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 72
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.5
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,181 of 2,229 scored counties and #51 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,282 real estate businesses in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 47.5 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Jefferson County comes to about $4B a year: $14,846 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 28% 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 businesses take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 552 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 21.3% from 2019. That is one for every 489 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jefferson County. Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.5 | 33.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 72 | 99 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 489 | 668 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.3% | +24.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,846 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 455 → 552+21.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $298.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,505Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,28291 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 925The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Jefferson County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence County, AL | 79 | 6 | 4.4 | 738 | +2.3% | #32 of 2,229 |
| 2Henry County, AL | 76 | 7 | 9.9 | 321 | +7.1% | #85 of 2,229 |
| 3Blount County, AL | 74 | 27 | 12.2 | 267 | +1.8% | #127 of 2,229 |
| 4Cleburne County, AL | 71 | 6 | 10.0 | 306 | +6.0% | #183 of 2,229 |
| 5St. Clair County, AL | 71 | 69 | 19.7 | 174 | +7.1% | #196 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, AL | 69 | 27 | 12.4 | 248 | +3.3% | #231 of 2,229 |
| 7Dale County, AL | 68 | 18 | 9.1 | 338 | +1.3% | #263 of 2,229 |
| 8Talladega County, AL | 68 | 33 | 9.8 | 315 | +0.3% | #264 of 2,229 |
| 9Chilton County, AL | 68 | 27 | 15.1 | 213 | +5.9% | #277 of 2,229 |
| 10Limestone County, AL | 66 | 87 | 21.2 | 172 | +18.0% | #352 of 2,229 |
| 51Jefferson County, AL | 25 | 1,282 | 47.5 | 72 | −1.3% | #2,181 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Jefferson County, AL?
There are 1,282 real estate businesses on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 91 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 552 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 21.3% from 2019. Official counts list 3,505 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4B a year, or $14,846 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,282 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 28% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Jefferson County has 47.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 72, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 925, against 1,282 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 489 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 25 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,181 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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