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Real estate businesses in Harris County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #94 of 2,229 scored counties
#10 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
25
+19.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$219.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,866 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
507
5.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
80% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,280
+6.8% 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

Harris County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #94 of 2,229 scored counties and #10 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Harris County comes to about $219.7M a year: $16,866 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 5.1 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 10 real estate businesses on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Harris County was 25 in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 521 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Harris County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Harris County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHarris CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.739.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)50792100
Households per official establishment521377414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.1%+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,866$15,525$16,661
Median household income$97,302$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7537

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 25+19.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
195Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Harris 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 Harris County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,280+6.8% since 2020
Households
13,027
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$97,302+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,134
Median home value
$302,800
Jobs located here
5,715
Daytime population
26,961Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, GA801210.7302+8.8%#23 of 2,229
2Murray County, GA7963.9828+4.0%#31 of 2,229
3Banks County, GA7957.3459+17.3%#36 of 2,229
4Lamar County, GA791014.0241+12.9%#42 of 2,229
5Peach County, GA7898.5399+6.5%#49 of 2,229
6Haralson County, GA781311.1307+10.0%#55 of 2,229
7Jasper County, GA7758.4395+20.2%#66 of 2,229
8Jones County, GA77109.3369+2.8%#68 of 2,229
9Cook County, GA7657.9397+5.8%#78 of 2,229
10Harris County, GA75107.7507+6.8%#94 of 2,229

Other business types in Harris County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Harris County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 real estate businesses in Harris 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Another 195 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Harris County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $219.7M a year, or $16,866 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 5.1 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 13,027 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harris County, GA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Harris County has 7.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 507, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Harris County would have about 51, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 521 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Harris County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Harris County at 37,280 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,027 households. Median household income in Harris County is $97,302, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Harris County scores 75 for real estate businesses (high), #94 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 Harris County

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