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Real estate businesses in Washington County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #490 of 2,229 scored counties
#8 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$124.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,424 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
240
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,695
+5.4% 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

Households in Washington County spend about $124.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,424 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.4 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 12 real estate businesses on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.9, 66% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 844 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #490 of 2,229 scored counties and #8 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washington 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 Washington County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.961.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)24058100
Households per official establishment844242414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,424$15,326$16,661
Median household income$58,210$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6229

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 11
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$775K
One-person businesses, 2023
83Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,695+5.4% since 2020
Households
9,287
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
585 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$58,210+57.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,563
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
6,133
Daytime population
21,519Residents 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 Washington 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

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 real estate businesses in Washington County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $124.7M a year, or $13,424 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 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 9,287 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 12.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 240, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 29, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 844 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 26,695 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,287 households. Median household income in Washington County is $58,210, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 57.2%, 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. Washington County scores 62 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #490 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Washington County

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