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Real estate businesses in Drew County, AR
The real estate businesses in Drew County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,657 of 2,229 scored counties
#41 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $90.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,615 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 140
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,054
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $12,615 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Drew County spend about $90.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 40% above 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.
There are 15 real estate businesses on map listings in Drew County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 20.8 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Drew County in 2023. That is one for every 1,439 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Drew County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Drew County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,657 of 2,229 scored counties and #41 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Drew County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Drew County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 28.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 140 | 115 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,439 | 593 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,615 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $42,824 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $464K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Drew 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 Drew County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,054−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,196
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 829 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $42,824−8.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,944
- Median home value
- $140,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,850
- Daytime population
- 16,915Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Drew County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AR | 78 | 8 | 12.4 | 254 | +11.2% | #59 of 2,229 |
| 2Hot Spring County, AR | 70 | 5 | 4.1 | 752 | +1.1% | #198 of 2,229 |
| 3Franklin County, AR | 69 | 9 | 12.8 | 238 | +3.5% | #235 of 2,229 |
| 4Grant County, AR | 69 | 11 | 15.8 | 214 | +4.1% | #239 of 2,229 |
| 5Logan County, AR | 68 | 10 | 11.7 | 271 | +2.5% | #267 of 2,229 |
| 6Crawford County, AR | 68 | 29 | 12.4 | 259 | +4.1% | #269 of 2,229 |
| 7Conway County, AR | 64 | 9 | 10.9 | 277 | +3.2% | #396 of 2,229 |
| 8Randolph County, AR | 60 | 6 | 8.2 | 364 | +1.5% | #557 of 2,229 |
| 9Mississippi County, AR | 59 | 19 | 12.3 | 252 | −6.7% | #602 of 2,229 |
| 10Independence County, AR | 58 | 25 | 17.1 | 183 | +2.2% | #665 of 2,229 |
| 41Drew County, AR | 39 | 15 | 20.8 | 140 | −1.5% | #1,657 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Drew 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 Drew County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 real estate businesses in Drew County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Drew County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $90.8M a year, or $12,615 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 40% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,196 households in Drew County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Drew County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Drew County has 20.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 140, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Drew County would have about 21, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,439 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Drew County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Drew County at 17,054 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,196 households. Median household income in Drew County is $42,824, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 8.9%, 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. Drew County scores 39 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,657 of 2,229 scored counties.
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