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Real estate businesses in Stewart County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #346 of 2,229 scored counties
#29 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
$74.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,936 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
214
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,439
+5.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 real estate businesses in Stewart County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Stewart County spend about $74.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,936 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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 Stewart County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Stewart County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Stewart County is 66 (upper middle), #346 of 2,229 scored counties and #29 of 77 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Stewart 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 Stewart County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureStewart CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.036.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)21493100
Households per official establishmentn/a736414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,936$14,833$16,661
Median household income$63,114$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6655

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
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,439+5.3% since 2020
Households
5,323
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
460 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$63,114+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,433
Median home value
$204,700
Jobs located here
2,590
Daytime population
11,360Residents 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 Stewart 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
29Stewart County, TN66815.0214+5.3%#346 of 2,229

Other business types in Stewart County

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

Questions

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

Stewart County has 8 real estate businesses on map listings 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 Stewart County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $74.2M a year, or $13,936 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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 5,323 households in Stewart County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stewart County has 15.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 214, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Stewart County would have about 17, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Stewart County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Stewart County at 14,439 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,323 households. The median household income in Stewart County is $63,114 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Stewart County scores 66 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #346 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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