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Real estate businesses in Thomas County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,391 of 2,229 scored counties
#68 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
42
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
27
+17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$257.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,791 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
142
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,368
+1.3% 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

At $13,791 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Thomas County spend about $257.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 42% 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.

Thomas County has 42 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 22.5 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Thomas County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 692 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 176 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Thomas County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Thomas County is 44 (lower middle), #1,391 of 2,229 scored counties and #68 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.

How Thomas 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 Thomas County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureThomas CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.539.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14292100
Households per official establishment692377414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.4%+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,791$15,525$16,661
Median household income$60,736$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 27+17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
176Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
422 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 Thomas 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 Thomas County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,368+1.3% since 2020
Households
18,684
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$60,736+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,177
Median home value
$196,700
Jobs located here
21,334
Daytime population
48,014Residents 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 Thomas 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
68Thomas County, GA444222.5142+1.3%#1,391 of 2,229

Other business types in Thomas County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 real estate businesses in Thomas County. 2 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 27 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. Official counts list 176 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $257.7M a year, or $13,791 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 42 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 42% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,684 households in Thomas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Thomas County has 22.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 142, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Thomas County would have about 60, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 692 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Thomas County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Thomas County at 46,368 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,684 households. Median household income in Thomas County is $60,736, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Thomas County scores 44 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,391 of 2,229 scored counties.

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