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Real estate businesses in Rockdale County, GA

How Rockdale County, GA 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,311 of 2,229 scored counties
#64 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
111
5 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
57
+46.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$525.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,264 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
109
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.2
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,416
+5.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 real estate businesses in Rockdale County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 32.2 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Rockdale County spend about $525.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,264 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 9% above 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 Rockdale County was 57 in 2023, up 46.2% from 2019. That is one for every 604 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 505 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $16K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rockdale County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rockdale County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Rockdale County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,311 of 2,229 scored counties and #64 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.

How Rockdale 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 Rockdale County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRockdale CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.239.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10992100
Households per official establishment604377414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+46.2%+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,264$15,525$16,661
Median household income$77,247$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4637

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 57+46.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
171
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
505Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1115 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$16K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rockdale 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 Rockdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,416+5.2% since 2020
Households
34,437
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
130 sq. mi.
People per square mile
734
Median household income
$77,247+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,790
Median home value
$292,900
Jobs located here
36,965
Daytime population
90,739Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Rockdale 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
64Rockdale County, GA4611132.2109+5.2%#1,311 of 2,229

Other business types in Rockdale County

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

Questions

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

There are 111 real estate businesses on map listings in Rockdale County as of September 2026. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 46.2% from 2019. Another 505 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $525.6M a year, or $15,264 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 111 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% above 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 34,437 households in Rockdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rockdale County has 32.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 109, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Rockdale County would have about 121, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 604 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Rockdale County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Rockdale County at 98,416 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,437 households. The median household income in Rockdale County is $77,247 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Rockdale County scores 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,311 of 2,229 scored counties.

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