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Real estate businesses in Williamson County, TN

How Williamson 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,715 of 2,229 scored counties
#73 of 77 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
1,045
63 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
391
+27.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,639 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
40
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
113.3
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
272,061
+9.0% 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

Williamson County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,715 of 2,229 scored counties and #73 of 77 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,045 real estate businesses in Williamson County. 63 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 113.3 per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $19,639 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Williamson County spend about $1.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 60% 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.

Official counts show 391 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Williamson County in 2023, up 27.4% from 2019. That is one for every 236 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Williamson County. Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Williamson 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 Williamson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households113.336.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4093100
Households per official establishment236736414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.4%+19.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,639$14,833$16,661
Median household income$135,594$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
307 → 391+27.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,868
Annual payroll, 2023
$400M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,269Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,04563 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
418The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
272,061+9.0% since 2020
Households
92,214
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
447
Median household income
$135,594+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$183,026
Median home value
$751,900
Jobs located here
159,658
Daytime population
302,594Residents 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 Williamson 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
73Williamson County, TN391,045113.340+9.0%#1,715 of 2,229

Other business types in Williamson County

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

Questions

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

Williamson County has 1,045 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 63 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 391 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 27.4% from 2019. Another 3,269 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $1.8B a year, or $19,639 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,045 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 60% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,214 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamson County has 113.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 40, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Williamson County would have about 418, against 1,045 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 236 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 272,061 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,214 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $135,594 a year, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Williamson County scores 39 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,715 of 2,229 scored counties.

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