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Real estate businesses in Grundy County, TN

How Grundy County, TN 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,169 of 2,229 scored counties
#59 of 77 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$65.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,625 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
167
67% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,116
+4.3% 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

Households in Grundy County spend about $65.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,625 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 67% 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.

Grundy County has 9 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 17.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Grundy County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Grundy County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Grundy County is 48 (lower middle), #1,169 of 2,229 scored counties and #59 of 77 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Grundy County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Grundy County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGrundy CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.436.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)16793100
Households per official establishmentn/a736414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,625$14,833$16,661
Median household income$47,593$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4855

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,116+4.3% since 2020
Households
5,161
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
360 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$47,593+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,286
Median home value
$154,000
Jobs located here
1,854
Daytime population
10,910Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Hickman County, TN8055.3620+5.0%#18 of 2,229
2Hawkins County, TN80177.2430+5.0%#19 of 2,229
3Union County, TN8067.6421+8.1%#20 of 2,229
4Fayette County, TN802112.2297+7.7%#25 of 2,229
5Smith County, TN80911.3295+5.1%#26 of 2,229
6Bedford County, TN773115.9209+9.7%#74 of 2,229
7Polk County, TN7679.4343+5.9%#81 of 2,229
8Gibson County, TN752311.3283+2.7%#104 of 2,229
9Grainger County, TN7477.2418+9.2%#119 of 2,229
10Sequatchie County, TN7469.7322+12.7%#123 of 2,229
59Grundy County, TN48917.4167+4.3%#1,169 of 2,229

Other business types in Grundy County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Grundy County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 real estate businesses in Grundy County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Grundy County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Grundy County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $65.2M a year, or $12,625 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 67% 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 5,161 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grundy County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Grundy County has 17.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 167, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Grundy County would have about 15, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Grundy County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Grundy County at 14,116 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,161 households. Median household income in Grundy County is $47,593, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Grundy County scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,169 of 2,229 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Grundy County

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