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Real estate businesses in Lauderdale County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,052 of 2,229 scored counties
#56 of 77 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$120.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,881 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
347
3.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
78% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,617
−2.0% 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 8 real estate businesses in Lauderdale County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 78% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $12,881 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $120.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.5 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lauderdale County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lauderdale County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,052 of 2,229 scored counties and #56 of 77 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.636.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)34793100
Households per official establishmentn/a736414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,881$14,833$16,661
Median household income$49,879$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5055

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
44Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,617−2.0% since 2020
Households
9,325
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$49,879+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,819
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
6,626
Daytime population
21,291Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Lauderdale 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
56Lauderdale County, TN5088.6347−2.0%#1,052 of 2,229

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

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

There are 8 real estate businesses on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. 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 Lauderdale County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $120.1M a year, or $12,881 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.5 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,325 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 8.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 347, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 28, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Lauderdale County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 24,617 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,325 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $49,879 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Lauderdale County scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,052 of 2,229 scored counties.

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

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