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Real estate businesses in Tulsa County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,938 of 2,229 scored counties
#51 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
1,194
78 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
708
+18.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,891 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
78
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
43.8
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
698,782
+4.2% 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

Tulsa County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,938 of 2,229 scored counties and #51 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Tulsa County spend about $4.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,891 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 22% below 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.

Tulsa County has 1,194 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 43.8 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 708 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Tulsa County in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 385 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Tulsa County. Population estimates put the population change in Tulsa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Tulsa County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Tulsa County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureTulsa CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households43.831.638.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)78105100
Households per official establishment385530414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.4%+16.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,891$14,392$16,661
Median household income$69,009$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
598 → 708+18.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,323
Annual payroll, 2023
$247.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,398Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,19478 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
937The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
698,782+4.2% since 2020
Households
272,422
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,194
Median household income
$69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,310
Median home value
$230,400
Jobs located here
375,335
Daytime population
760,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Stephens County, OK752011.4283+3.4%#105 of 2,229
2Wagoner County, OK733912.4284+14.6%#141 of 2,229
3Lincoln County, OK731914.5222+5.3%#147 of 2,229
4Logan County, OK722212.3298+11.5%#159 of 2,229
5Grady County, OK703416.4210+7.7%#214 of 2,229
6Creek County, OK693813.5241+4.4%#233 of 2,229
7Kingfisher County, OK691017.6192+4.1%#243 of 2,229
8Pawnee County, OK67711.5276+3.1%#293 of 2,229
9Osage County, OK672514.4229+2.2%#302 of 2,229
10Rogers County, OK655615.3234+7.1%#373 of 2,229
51Tulsa County, OK341,19443.878+4.2%#1,938 of 2,229

Other business types in Tulsa County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Tulsa County, OK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,194 real estate businesses in Tulsa County. 78 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 708 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019. Another 3,398 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.1B a year, or $14,891 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,194 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 22% below 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 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Tulsa County has 43.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 78, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 937, against 1,194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 385 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 34 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,938 of 2,229 scored counties.

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