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Real estate businesses in Jones County, GA

The real estate businesses in Jones County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #68 of 2,229 scored counties
#8 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$160M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,834 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
369
3.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,171
+2.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Jones County is 77 (high), #68 of 2,229 scored counties and #8 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.

At $14,834 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Jones County spend about $160M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.7 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.

Jones County has 10 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 76% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jones County in 2023. That is one for every 1,348 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jones County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jones 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 Jones County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJones CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.339.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)36992100
Households per official establishment1,348377414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,834$15,525$16,661
Median household income$75,500$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7737

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$542K
One-person businesses, 2023
80Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Jones 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 Jones County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,171+2.8% since 2020
Households
10,786
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$75,500+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,163
Median home value
$194,500
Jobs located here
4,334
Daytime population
21,331Residents 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 Jones 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 Jones County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 real estate businesses in Jones 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $160M a year, or $14,834 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.7 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 10,786 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jones County has 9.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 369, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Jones County would have about 37, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,348 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Jones County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Jones County at 29,171 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,786 households. Median household income in Jones County is $75,500, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Jones County scores 77 for real estate businesses (high), #68 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 Jones County

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