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Real estate businesses in Bradford County, FL
How Bradford County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #375 of 2,229 scored counties
#5 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $127M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,693 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 226
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,307
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Bradford County comes to about $127M a year: $13,693 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.3 times 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 13 real estate businesses on map listings in Bradford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 14.0 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Bradford County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 2,320 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Bradford County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Bradford County is 65 (upper middle), #375 of 2,229 scored counties and #5 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bradford County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Bradford County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 61.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 226 | 58 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,320 | 242 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,693 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,050 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Bradford 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 Bradford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,307+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,278
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 294 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 95
- Median household income
- $63,050+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,307
- Median home value
- $212,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,848
- Daytime population
- 23,100Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dixie County, FL | 74 | 5 | 8.0 | 358 | +8.0% | #121 of 2,229 |
| 2Union County, FL | 72 | 5 | 11.6 | 279 | +5.2% | #160 of 2,229 |
| 3Baker County, FL | 71 | 18 | 19.6 | 180 | +5.8% | #195 of 2,229 |
| 4Gadsden County, FL | 68 | 9 | 5.3 | 554 | +2.0% | #256 of 2,229 |
| 5Bradford County, FL | 65 | 13 | 14.0 | 226 | +0.3% | #375 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, FL | 63 | 21 | 12.2 | 244 | +5.4% | #441 of 2,229 |
| 7Levy County, FL | 63 | 31 | 16.7 | 186 | +12.7% | #462 of 2,229 |
| 8Washington County, FL | 62 | 12 | 12.9 | 240 | +5.4% | #490 of 2,229 |
| 9Suwannee County, FL | 62 | 26 | 16.1 | 193 | +10.6% | #501 of 2,229 |
| 10Gilchrist County, FL | 60 | 18 | 25.2 | 131 | +14.5% | #583 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Bradford 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 Bradford County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 real estate businesses in Bradford County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bradford County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $127M a year, or $13,693 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.3 times 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 9,278 households in Bradford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bradford County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Bradford County has 14.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 226, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Bradford County would have about 29, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,320 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Bradford County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Bradford County at 28,307 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,278 households. Median household income in Bradford County is $63,050, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Bradford County scores 65 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #375 of 2,229 scored counties.
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