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Real estate businesses in Franklin County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Franklin County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,110 of 2,229 scored counties
#60 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
38
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,350 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
43
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
76.8
99% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,029
+4.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Franklin County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2,110 of 2,229 scored counties and #60 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 real estate businesses in Franklin County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 76.8 for every 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Franklin County spend about $71M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,350 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 57% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Franklin County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 330 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Franklin 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.

Real estate in Franklin County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households76.861.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4358100
Households per official establishment330242414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,350$15,326$16,661
Median household income$64,105$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score2929

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 15
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
116Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
381 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,029+4.5% since 2020
Households
4,949
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$64,105+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,720
Median home value
$273,300
Jobs located here
3,579
Daytime population
11,650Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dixie County, FL7458.0358+8.0%#121 of 2,229
2Union County, FL72511.6279+5.2%#160 of 2,229
3Baker County, FL711819.6180+5.8%#195 of 2,229
4Gadsden County, FL6895.3554+2.0%#256 of 2,229
5Bradford County, FL651314.0226+0.3%#375 of 2,229
6Jackson County, FL632112.2244+5.4%#441 of 2,229
7Levy County, FL633116.7186+12.7%#462 of 2,229
8Washington County, FL621212.9240+5.4%#490 of 2,229
9Suwannee County, FL622616.1193+10.6%#501 of 2,229
10Gilchrist County, FL601825.2131+14.5%#583 of 2,229
60Franklin County, FL293876.843+4.5%#2,110 of 2,229

Other business types in Franklin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Franklin County, FL?

There are 38 real estate businesses on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 116 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Franklin County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $71M a year, or $14,350 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 38 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 57% 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 4,949 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Franklin County has 76.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 43, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 16, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 330 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 13,029 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,949 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $64,105 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. Franklin County scores 29 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,110 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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