Market rankings · Texas
Real estate businesses in Texas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Texas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 40,790
- 2,854 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 23,227
- +23.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $172.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.1
- 4% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 98
- 2% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #23 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Texas has 40,790 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2,854 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.1, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Texas comes to about $172.4B a year: $15,682 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2% 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.
Official counts show 23,227 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Texas in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019. That is one for every 473 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 217 SBA-backed loans worth $90.9M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Texas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #23 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Odessa metro area scores highest (81). Of the 40 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Bonham area scores highest (80).
Every market in Texas for real estate businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Odessa, TX | 81 | 121 | 18.7 | 183 | +5.0% | #5 of 387 |
| 2Midland, TX | 65 | 200 | 28.7 | 135 | +9.8% | #58 of 387 |
| 3Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 64 | 353 | 23.6 | 141 | +0.5% | #61 of 387 |
| 4Sherman-Denison, TX | 63 | 175 | 31.7 | 109 | +12.8% | #72 of 387 |
| 5Wichita Falls, TX | 62 | 133 | 23.4 | 141 | +0.7% | #79 of 387 |
| 6Laredo, TX | 62 | 205 | 25.2 | 128 | +5.2% | #83 of 387 |
| 7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 60 | 680 | 25.2 | 123 | +5.6% | #96 of 387 |
| 8Eagle Pass, TX | 59 | 41 | 22.7 | 132 | +1.7% | #101 of 387 |
| 9Longview, TX | 59 | 287 | 26.5 | 124 | +3.8% | #102 of 387 |
| 10Victoria, TX | 57 | 114 | 30.3 | 110 | +1.6% | #122 of 387 |
| 11Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 54 | 348 | 25.1 | 121 | +3.0% | #145 of 387 |
| 12Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 54 | 10,069 | 37.8 | 98 | +10.3% | #148 of 387 |
| 13Abilene, TX | 52 | 222 | 33.6 | 99 | +4.8% | #165 of 387 |
| 14San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 51 | 3,545 | 36.6 | 97 | +9.5% | #176 of 387 |
| 15Waco, TX | 49 | 367 | 33.0 | 102 | +4.2% | #193 of 387 |
| 16Amarillo, TX | 48 | 350 | 34.0 | 100 | +2.7% | #203 of 387 |
| 17Killeen-Temple, TX | 48 | 656 | 36.9 | 90 | +7.2% | #207 of 387 |
| 18Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 47 | 12,290 | 42.5 | 90 | +10.6% | #219 of 387 |
| 19Texarkana, TX-AR | 45 | 137 | 24.4 | 129 | −0.4% | #233 of 387 |
| 20San Angelo, TX | 43 | 146 | 30.8 | 108 | +0.3% | #252 of 387 |
| 21El Paso, TX | 42 | 843 | 28.1 | 114 | +1.3% | #254 of 387 |
| 22Lubbock, TX | 42 | 476 | 33.9 | 98 | +4.6% | #256 of 387 |
| 23Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 42 | 5,001 | 50.5 | 79 | +14.0% | #265 of 387 |
| 24College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | 391 | 37.0 | 89 | +6.9% | #281 of 387 |
| 25Corpus Christi, TX | 36 | 628 | 37.2 | 91 | +1.1% | #324 of 387 |
| 26Tyler, TX | 36 | 389 | 46.8 | 75 | +7.8% | #330 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonham, TX | 80 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #11 of 536 |
| 2Dumas, TX | 77 | 10 | 14.0 | 228 | +3.0% | #21 of 536 |
| 3Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 70 | 9 | 4.7 | 592 | +0.7% | #45 of 536 |
| 4Borger, TX | 68 | 9 | 12.9 | 259 | −4.5% | #59 of 536 |
| 5Hereford, TX | 68 | 8 | 13.2 | 241 | +0.5% | #61 of 536 |
| 6Jacksonville, TX | 68 | 34 | 18.7 | 173 | +5.4% | #63 of 536 |
| 7Alice, TX | 66 | 19 | 11.7 | 264 | −1.3% | #75 of 536 |
| 8Andrews, TX | 66 | 16 | 23.4 | 150 | +1.6% | #81 of 536 |
| 9Palestine, TX | 64 | 34 | 19.3 | 164 | +3.2% | #97 of 536 |
| 10Port Lavaca, TX | 63 | 17 | 19.6 | 179 | −2.3% | #107 of 536 |
| 11Beeville, TX | 62 | 13 | 14.8 | 211 | +4.7% | #112 of 536 |
| 12Paris, TX | 62 | 47 | 18.8 | 169 | +2.6% | #116 of 536 |
| 13Kingsville, TX | 59 | 14 | 11.8 | 264 | −2.2% | #138 of 536 |
| 14Sulphur Springs, TX | 58 | 31 | 22.1 | 152 | +6.1% | #155 of 536 |
| 15Nacogdoches, TX | 57 | 35 | 13.8 | 224 | +2.2% | #162 of 536 |
| 16Gainesville, TX | 56 | 44 | 26.6 | 133 | +6.5% | #185 of 536 |
| 17Mount Pleasant, TX | 56 | 51 | 24.4 | 129 | +2.5% | #186 of 536 |
| 18Plainview, TX | 55 | 12 | 9.2 | 330 | −3.0% | #188 of 536 |
| 19Big Spring, TX | 55 | 14 | 11.5 | 296 | −12.4% | #189 of 536 |
| 20Town of Pecos, TX | 55 | 6 | 14.2 | 229 | −17.8% | #190 of 536 |
| 21Del Rio, TX | 54 | 35 | 20.8 | 154 | +0.5% | #216 of 536 |
| 22El Campo, TX | 52 | 34 | 21.4 | 159 | +1.2% | #243 of 536 |
| 23Athens, TX | 52 | 89 | 26.5 | 124 | +7.5% | #247 of 536 |
| 24Corsicana, TX | 51 | 57 | 29.9 | 109 | +8.2% | #260 of 536 |
| 25Sweetwater, TX | 49 | 9 | 15.3 | 204 | −4.1% | #275 of 536 |
Show all 41 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Pampa, TX | 49 | 21 | 25.3 | 127 | −1.1% | #285 of 536 |
| 27Lufkin, TX | 46 | 77 | 23.9 | 134 | +1.9% | #315 of 536 |
| 28Mineral Wells, TX | 45 | 42 | 37.4 | 88 | +8.2% | #327 of 536 |
| 29Vernon, TX | 43 | 8 | 16.7 | 183 | −2.8% | #344 of 536 |
| 30Bay City, TX | 43 | 41 | 26.6 | 121 | +0.5% | #353 of 536 |
| 31Granbury, TX | 42 | 142 | 55.6 | 66 | +13.6% | #372 of 536 |
| 32Brenham, TX | 41 | 67 | 43.3 | 81 | +7.0% | #384 of 536 |
| 33Zapata, TX | 40 | 7 | 15.3 | 182 | −0.9% | #387 of 536 |
| 34Snyder, TX | 40 | 13 | 22.1 | 149 | −4.5% | #390 of 536 |
| 35Brownwood, TX | 39 | 52 | 34.7 | 90 | +1.7% | #406 of 536 |
| 36Fredericksburg, TX | 38 | 74 | 64.3 | 57 | +6.6% | #421 of 536 |
| 37Huntsville, TX | 37 | 70 | 26.9 | 113 | +9.5% | #431 of 536 |
| 38Stephenville, TX | 35 | 100 | 59.5 | 55 | +2.8% | #461 of 536 |
| 39Kerrville, TX | 33 | 111 | 49.1 | 70 | +2.5% | #483 of 536 |
| 40Uvalde, TX | 32 | 23 | 27.3 | 112 | +1.6% | #488 of 536 |
| Raymondville, TX | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | 572 | −0.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberty County, TX | 86 | 41 | 13.1 | 258 | +31.3% | #4 of 2,229 |
| 2San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 11 | 10.1 | 321 | +7.1% | #11 of 2,229 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 83 | 29 | 16.8 | 237 | +22.6% | #12 of 2,229 |
| 4Burleson County, TX | 80 | 12 | 15.2 | 222 | +16.2% | #29 of 2,229 |
| 5Rusk County, TX | 79 | 12 | 6.7 | 502 | +5.0% | #35 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, TX | 79 | 5 | 8.3 | 400 | +2.6% | #40 of 2,229 |
| 7Jones County, TX | 78 | 5 | 8.5 | 378 | +6.1% | #51 of 2,229 |
| 8Waller County, TX | 78 | 26 | 14.2 | 264 | +21.9% | #57 of 2,229 |
| 9Clay County, TX | 77 | 6 | 14.0 | 252 | +5.0% | #72 of 2,229 |
| 10Fannin County, TX | 76 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #92 of 2,229 |
| 11Atascosa County, TX | 75 | 23 | 13.7 | 242 | +8.7% | #109 of 2,229 |
| 12Caldwell County, TX | 75 | 25 | 15.0 | 224 | +20.0% | #110 of 2,229 |
| 13Callahan County, TX | 75 | 8 | 15.3 | 219 | +5.4% | #111 of 2,229 |
| 14Wilson County, TX | 75 | 32 | 17.6 | 214 | +12.2% | #113 of 2,229 |
| 15Falls County, TX | 74 | 6 | 9.5 | 333 | +5.5% | #122 of 2,229 |
| 16Milam County, TX | 74 | 16 | 15.8 | 209 | +6.0% | #133 of 2,229 |
| 17Gaines County, TX | 73 | 12 | 17.3 | 203 | +10.4% | #148 of 2,229 |
| 18Orange County, TX | 72 | 44 | 13.6 | 255 | +1.8% | #163 of 2,229 |
| 19Hunt County, TX | 72 | 68 | 17.7 | 193 | +23.0% | #167 of 2,229 |
| 20Kaufman County, TX | 72 | 100 | 19.6 | 188 | +42.2% | #169 of 2,229 |
| 21Grimes County, TX | 72 | 21 | 20.5 | 164 | +16.3% | #171 of 2,229 |
| 22Moore County, TX | 70 | 10 | 14.0 | 228 | +3.0% | #209 of 2,229 |
| 23Bastrop County, TX | 70 | 84 | 22.8 | 160 | +21.3% | #217 of 2,229 |
| 24Tyler County, TX | 69 | 10 | 14.0 | 223 | +3.1% | #237 of 2,229 |
| 25San Patricio County, TX | 69 | 46 | 18.2 | 186 | +4.7% | #245 of 2,229 |
Show all 254 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Lee County, TX | 69 | 13 | 18.6 | 185 | +7.0% | #246 of 2,229 |
| 27Ector County, TX | 69 | 121 | 18.7 | 183 | +5.0% | #247 of 2,229 |
| 28Upshur County, TX | 69 | 35 | 22.5 | 146 | +8.2% | #252 of 2,229 |
| 29Starr County, TX | 68 | 9 | 4.7 | 592 | +0.7% | #255 of 2,229 |
| 30Hockley County, TX | 68 | 11 | 13.9 | 238 | +0.5% | #271 of 2,229 |
| 31Hardin County, TX | 68 | 50 | 22.5 | 156 | +4.2% | #282 of 2,229 |
| 32Montague County, TX | 68 | 19 | 22.3 | 147 | +9.6% | #283 of 2,229 |
| 33Harrison County, TX | 66 | 40 | 15.2 | 214 | +4.6% | #345 of 2,229 |
| 34Austin County, TX | 66 | 23 | 19.0 | 187 | +11.6% | #349 of 2,229 |
| 35DeWitt County, TX | 66 | 12 | 17.3 | 185 | +2.4% | #350 of 2,229 |
| 36Rains County, TX | 66 | 12 | 24.7 | 137 | +11.2% | #361 of 2,229 |
| 37Panola County, TX | 65 | 15 | 16.9 | 199 | +2.3% | #382 of 2,229 |
| 38Brazoria County, TX | 65 | 347 | 25.9 | 152 | +12.2% | #386 of 2,229 |
| 39Hutchinson County, TX | 64 | 9 | 12.9 | 259 | −4.5% | #399 of 2,229 |
| 40Wood County, TX | 64 | 32 | 17.1 | 190 | +10.3% | #417 of 2,229 |
| 41Cherokee County, TX | 64 | 34 | 18.7 | 173 | +5.4% | #421 of 2,229 |
| 42Van Zandt County, TX | 64 | 52 | 22.9 | 145 | +10.7% | #428 of 2,229 |
| 43Trinity County, TX | 63 | 8 | 13.2 | 231 | +5.5% | #445 of 2,229 |
| 44Leon County, TX | 63 | 10 | 14.8 | 216 | +7.1% | #450 of 2,229 |
| 45Andrews County, TX | 63 | 16 | 23.4 | 150 | +1.6% | #472 of 2,229 |
| 46Guadalupe County, TX | 62 | 154 | 23.5 | 159 | +15.8% | #511 of 2,229 |
| 47Wise County, TX | 62 | 64 | 25.5 | 148 | +21.5% | #515 of 2,229 |
| 48Medina County, TX | 62 | 44 | 24.7 | 142 | +11.4% | #518 of 2,229 |
| 49Jim Wells County, TX | 61 | 18 | 13.6 | 228 | −0.2% | #532 of 2,229 |
| 50Robertson County, TX | 61 | 11 | 16.4 | 203 | +6.4% | #539 of 2,229 |
| 51Calhoun County, TX | 60 | 17 | 19.6 | 179 | −2.3% | #572 of 2,229 |
| 52Anderson County, TX | 60 | 34 | 19.3 | 164 | +3.2% | #576 of 2,229 |
| 53Hill County, TX | 60 | 31 | 22.5 | 144 | +9.8% | #580 of 2,229 |
| 54Polk County, TX | 60 | 46 | 23.6 | 137 | +5.9% | #581 of 2,229 |
| 55Red River County, TX | 59 | 5 | 10.0 | 297 | +2.2% | #596 of 2,229 |
| 56Deaf Smith County, TX | 59 | 8 | 13.2 | 241 | +0.5% | #604 of 2,229 |
| 57Bee County, TX | 59 | 13 | 14.8 | 211 | +4.7% | #615 of 2,229 |
| 58Hopkins County, TX | 59 | 31 | 22.1 | 152 | +6.1% | #635 of 2,229 |
| 59Limestone County, TX | 59 | 20 | 23.8 | 133 | +3.2% | #636 of 2,229 |
| 60Franklin County, TX | 59 | 12 | 30.8 | 117 | +6.0% | #640 of 2,229 |
| 61Live Oak County, TX | 58 | 9 | 20.7 | 154 | +5.1% | #676 of 2,229 |
| 62Freestone County, TX | 58 | 16 | 22.6 | 145 | +7.1% | #681 of 2,229 |
| 63Cooke County, TX | 58 | 44 | 26.6 | 133 | +6.5% | #689 of 2,229 |
| 64Kleberg County, TX | 57 | 14 | 11.8 | 264 | −2.2% | #699 of 2,229 |
| 65Lavaca County, TX | 57 | 19 | 22.4 | 149 | +1.5% | #732 of 2,229 |
| 66Ellis County, TX | 57 | 217 | 30.2 | 127 | +24.0% | #739 of 2,229 |
| 67Madison County, TX | 56 | 10 | 23.7 | 142 | +5.7% | #784 of 2,229 |
| 68Camp County, TX | 56 | 11 | 22.8 | 141 | +7.7% | #786 of 2,229 |
| 69Denton County, TX | 56 | 1,123 | 31.2 | 134 | +16.9% | #791 of 2,229 |
| 70Howard County, TX | 55 | 14 | 11.5 | 296 | −12.4% | #803 of 2,229 |
| 71Coryell County, TX | 55 | 69 | 25.6 | 130 | +3.0% | #840 of 2,229 |
| 72Nacogdoches County, TX | 54 | 35 | 13.8 | 224 | +2.2% | #856 of 2,229 |
| 73Frio County, TX | 54 | 8 | 14.7 | 208 | +2.3% | #857 of 2,229 |
| 74Lamar County, TX | 54 | 42 | 21.0 | 154 | +2.7% | #869 of 2,229 |
| 75Henderson County, TX | 54 | 89 | 26.5 | 124 | +7.5% | #881 of 2,229 |
| 76Fort Bend County, TX | 54 | 1,015 | 34.7 | 120 | +17.4% | #885 of 2,229 |
| 77Hale County, TX | 53 | 10 | 9.1 | 334 | −2.0% | #892 of 2,229 |
| 78Gonzales County, TX | 53 | 13 | 16.4 | 189 | +2.5% | #913 of 2,229 |
| 79Midland County, TX | 53 | 200 | 29.6 | 131 | +10.0% | #940 of 2,229 |
| 80Johnson County, TX | 53 | 212 | 32.4 | 113 | +20.5% | #946 of 2,229 |
| 81Morris County, TX | 52 | 7 | 14.3 | 214 | +1.3% | #967 of 2,229 |
| 82Val Verde County, TX | 52 | 35 | 20.8 | 154 | +0.5% | #985 of 2,229 |
| 83Hays County, TX | 52 | 291 | 29.1 | 130 | +24.8% | #996 of 2,229 |
| 84Comanche County, TX | 52 | 15 | 28.0 | 113 | +5.9% | #1,004 of 2,229 |
| 85Grayson County, TX | 52 | 175 | 31.7 | 109 | +12.8% | #1,007 of 2,229 |
| 86Navarro County, TX | 52 | 57 | 29.9 | 109 | +8.2% | #1,008 of 2,229 |
| 87Ward County, TX | 51 | 7 | 16.0 | 212 | −4.7% | #1,021 of 2,229 |
| 88Wharton County, TX | 51 | 34 | 21.4 | 159 | +1.2% | #1,038 of 2,229 |
| 89Maverick County, TX | 50 | 41 | 22.7 | 132 | +1.7% | #1,089 of 2,229 |
| 90Webb County, TX | 50 | 205 | 25.2 | 128 | +5.2% | #1,092 of 2,229 |
| 91Parker County, TX | 50 | 239 | 42.3 | 94 | +23.5% | #1,109 of 2,229 |
| 92Reeves County, TX | 49 | 6 | 14.2 | 229 | −17.8% | #1,116 of 2,229 |
| 93Pecos County, TX | 49 | 9 | 17.2 | 197 | −4.1% | #1,118 of 2,229 |
| 94Young County, TX | 49 | 19 | 24.9 | 132 | +1.7% | #1,138 of 2,229 |
| 95Bosque County, TX | 49 | 21 | 28.0 | 119 | +3.6% | #1,146 of 2,229 |
| 96Galveston County, TX | 49 | 469 | 33.3 | 112 | +5.9% | #1,152 of 2,229 |
| 97Hidalgo County, TX | 48 | 680 | 25.2 | 123 | +5.6% | #1,186 of 2,229 |
| 98Fayette County, TX | 48 | 33 | 31.7 | 110 | +3.9% | #1,195 of 2,229 |
| 99Williamson County, TX | 48 | 1,074 | 42.6 | 97 | +22.3% | #1,197 of 2,229 |
| 100Shelby County, TX | 47 | 14 | 14.9 | 204 | +1.0% | #1,204 of 2,229 |
| 101Victoria County, TX | 47 | 109 | 31.3 | 107 | +1.5% | #1,248 of 2,229 |
| 102Angelina County, TX | 46 | 77 | 23.9 | 134 | +1.9% | #1,287 of 2,229 |
| 103Gray County, TX | 46 | 21 | 26.3 | 122 | −1.3% | #1,299 of 2,229 |
| 104Colorado County, TX | 46 | 28 | 35.3 | 98 | +3.9% | #1,318 of 2,229 |
| 105Randall County, TX | 46 | 217 | 38.2 | 95 | +7.9% | #1,319 of 2,229 |
| 106Palo Pinto County, TX | 46 | 42 | 37.4 | 88 | +8.2% | #1,322 of 2,229 |
| 107Montgomery County, TX | 46 | 1,161 | 46.9 | 85 | +24.9% | #1,323 of 2,229 |
| 108Jasper County, TX | 45 | 33 | 23.8 | 131 | +0.5% | #1,345 of 2,229 |
| 109Bandera County, TX | 45 | 30 | 32.4 | 107 | +9.0% | #1,357 of 2,229 |
| 110Houston County, TX | 44 | 17 | 21.3 | 149 | +1.1% | #1,385 of 2,229 |
| 111Wichita County, TX | 44 | 126 | 25.7 | 127 | 0.0% | #1,403 of 2,229 |
| 112Tarrant County, TX | 44 | 3,057 | 39.1 | 95 | +6.3% | #1,424 of 2,229 |
| 113Rockwall County, TX | 44 | 276 | 66.9 | 65 | +28.9% | #1,428 of 2,229 |
| 114Nolan County, TX | 43 | 9 | 15.3 | 204 | −4.1% | #1,437 of 2,229 |
| 115Cameron County, TX | 43 | 348 | 25.1 | 121 | +3.0% | #1,468 of 2,229 |
| 116Matagorda County, TX | 43 | 41 | 26.6 | 121 | +0.5% | #1,469 of 2,229 |
| 117Bexar County, TX | 43 | 2,683 | 35.7 | 97 | +7.2% | #1,478 of 2,229 |
| 118Washington County, TX | 43 | 67 | 43.3 | 81 | +7.0% | #1,492 of 2,229 |
| 119Hood County, TX | 43 | 142 | 55.6 | 66 | +13.6% | #1,494 of 2,229 |
| 120Harris County, TX | 42 | 6,947 | 39.5 | 91 | +6.6% | #1,537 of 2,229 |
| 121Bell County, TX | 42 | 549 | 38.6 | 86 | +8.0% | #1,544 of 2,229 |
| 122Collin County, TX | 42 | 2,682 | 64.4 | 67 | +20.6% | #1,547 of 2,229 |
| 123Aransas County, TX | 42 | 69 | 55.3 | 62 | +9.3% | #1,548 of 2,229 |
| 124Walker County, TX | 41 | 70 | 26.9 | 113 | +9.5% | #1,570 of 2,229 |
| 125Taylor County, TX | 41 | 209 | 38.0 | 88 | +4.6% | #1,584 of 2,229 |
| 126Burnet County, TX | 41 | 93 | 44.4 | 81 | +15.2% | #1,588 of 2,229 |
| 127Lampasas County, TX | 41 | 38 | 45.3 | 80 | +9.0% | #1,590 of 2,229 |
| 128Comal County, TX | 41 | 437 | 61.2 | 65 | +27.9% | #1,594 of 2,229 |
| 129Cass County, TX | 40 | 26 | 22.0 | 140 | +0.7% | #1,602 of 2,229 |
| 130Jefferson County, TX | 40 | 259 | 27.3 | 119 | −0.7% | #1,612 of 2,229 |
| 131Titus County, TX | 40 | 33 | 29.6 | 107 | +0.9% | #1,622 of 2,229 |
| 132McLennan County, TX | 40 | 340 | 34.9 | 96 | +4.2% | #1,631 of 2,229 |
| 133Blanco County, TX | 40 | 24 | 46.5 | 80 | +18.6% | #1,642 of 2,229 |
| 134Kendall County, TX | 40 | 142 | 80.0 | 52 | +19.6% | #1,649 of 2,229 |
| 135Wilbarger County, TX | 38 | 8 | 16.7 | 183 | −2.8% | #1,720 of 2,229 |
| 136Scurry County, TX | 38 | 13 | 22.1 | 149 | −4.5% | #1,721 of 2,229 |
| 137Brown County, TX | 38 | 52 | 34.7 | 90 | +1.7% | #1,744 of 2,229 |
| 138Travis County, TX | 38 | 3,527 | 60.4 | 67 | +7.2% | #1,753 of 2,229 |
| 139Gillespie County, TX | 38 | 74 | 64.3 | 57 | +6.6% | #1,757 of 2,229 |
| 140Eastland County, TX | 37 | 23 | 31.8 | 98 | +1.9% | #1,800 of 2,229 |
| 141Smith County, TX | 37 | 389 | 46.8 | 75 | +7.8% | #1,812 of 2,229 |
| 142Zapata County, TX | 36 | 7 | 15.3 | 182 | −0.9% | #1,826 of 2,229 |
| 143Tom Green County, TX | 36 | 146 | 31.2 | 107 | +0.4% | #1,838 of 2,229 |
| 144Lubbock County, TX | 36 | 459 | 36.4 | 92 | +5.6% | #1,849 of 2,229 |
| 145El Paso County, TX | 35 | 843 | 28.1 | 113 | +1.3% | #1,867 of 2,229 |
| 146Brazos County, TX | 35 | 368 | 40.4 | 81 | +6.2% | #1,886 of 2,229 |
| 147Llano County, TX | 35 | 72 | 66.9 | 52 | +9.5% | #1,900 of 2,229 |
| 148Uvalde County, TX | 34 | 23 | 27.3 | 112 | +1.6% | #1,918 of 2,229 |
| 149Dallas County, TX | 32 | 4,252 | 43.3 | 83 | +1.9% | #2,009 of 2,229 |
| 150Erath County, TX | 32 | 100 | 59.5 | 55 | +2.8% | #2,022 of 2,229 |
| 151Gregg County, TX | 31 | 200 | 41.4 | 80 | +1.4% | #2,048 of 2,229 |
| 152Kerr County, TX | 30 | 111 | 49.1 | 70 | +2.5% | #2,079 of 2,229 |
| 153Bowie County, TX | 29 | 107 | 30.5 | 105 | −0.2% | #2,090 of 2,229 |
| 154Nueces County, TX | 29 | 513 | 39.1 | 86 | −0.2% | #2,096 of 2,229 |
| 155Sabine County, TX | 28 | 18 | 38.7 | 83 | +1.2% | #2,126 of 2,229 |
| 156Potter County, TX | 26 | 130 | 30.5 | 102 | −3.3% | #2,159 of 2,229 |
| Willacy County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | 572 | −0.8% | |
| Karnes County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | 520 | +1.4% | |
| Lamb County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 8.6 | 365 | −3.3% | |
| Dawson County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 9.9 | 315 | −5.6% | |
| Newton County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.2 | 488 | −1.7% | |
| Terry County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | 647 | −0.6% | |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 26.3 | 123 | −2.2% | |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 19.0 | 174 | −6.7% | |
| Duval County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | 885 | −4.2% | |
| Marion County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 23.8 | 128 | +0.3% | |
| Parmer County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 15.5 | 221 | −1.8% | |
| Somervell County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 18.9 | 192 | +11.5% | |
| Brewster County, TX | Not scored | 22 | 44.4 | 70 | −1.1% | |
| Zavala County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | 886 | −6.5% | |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 22.1 | 142 | +3.1% | |
| Mitchell County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 21.8 | 150 | −0.7% | |
| Jack County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 10.0 | 331 | +12.7% | |
| Archer County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | 1,207 | +6.7% | |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 28.8 | 111 | +5.2% | |
| Dimmit County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | 877 | −6.5% | |
| San Augustine County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 6.8 | 441 | −2.5% | |
| Coleman County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 38.9 | 77 | +3.0% | |
| Yoakum County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 11.5 | 312 | −3.0% | |
| McCulloch County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 27.3 | 113 | −1.6% | |
| Winkler County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 10.9 | 315 | −2.8% | |
| Castro County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 12.4 | 254 | −0.4% | |
| Dallam County, TX | Not scored | 14 | 54.1 | 58 | +5.2% | |
| Goliad County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 17.8 | 185 | +2.7% | |
| Brooks County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | 915 | −7.3% | |
| Swisher County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | 341 | −3.5% | |
| Bailey County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 13.6 | 234 | +1.4% | |
| La Salle County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 12.1 | 258 | −1.9% | |
| Childress County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 32.6 | 100 | −0.2% | |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 16.0 | 190 | −1.3% | |
| Presidio County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 12.4 | 222 | −11.0% | |
| Carson County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 8.7 | 410 | +0.2% | |
| Lynn County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 9.5 | 365 | +7.3% | |
| San Saba County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 33.5 | 95 | +1.1% | |
| Delta County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 18.4 | 174 | +6.3% | |
| Haskell County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 42.4 | 76 | +1.1% | |
| Martin County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Floyd County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 10.2 | 314 | −9.1% | |
| Hartley County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 18.4 | 196 | −8.1% | |
| Hansford County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.4 | 630 | −5.9% | |
| Garza County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −22.3% | |
| Crosby County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 15.6 | 195 | −4.8% | |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 15.6 | 206 | −4.1% | |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | 370 | −6.0% | |
| Crane County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 18.4 | 177 | −2.5% | |
| Mills County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 38.9 | 86 | +3.0% | |
| Kimble County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 34.3 | 96 | +3.4% | |
| Mason County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 52.6 | 62 | +0.5% | |
| Fisher County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 19.2 | 167 | +0.4% | |
| Hardeman County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Baylor County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 13.1 | 230 | +0.3% | |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.7% | |
| Coke County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Concho County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 12.3 | 253 | +8.7% | |
| Knox County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Sutton County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 15.7 | 220 | −4.7% | |
| Donley County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 8.5 | 368 | −1.9% | |
| Hemphill County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 33.9 | 96 | −8.4% | |
| Reagan County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 9.7 | 336 | −7.5% | |
| Upton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 7.4 | 413 | −5.1% | |
| Shackelford County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 15.5 | 216 | +2.7% | |
| Kinney County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 26.0 | 122 | 0.0% | |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 19.5 | 174 | −2.8% | |
| Crockett County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 16.3 | 200 | −10.5% | |
| Hall County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.4% | |
| Real County, TX | Not scored | 12 | 106.4 | 28 | −0.1% | |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Cochran County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.8 | 264 | −0.5% | |
| Schleicher County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.4 | 328 | −7.9% | |
| Sherman County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Oldham County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Culberson County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Menard County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 42.5 | 73 | −0.1% | |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 20.7 | 160 | −13.9% | |
| Armstrong County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 13.0 | 256 | −0.4% | |
| Dickens County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 13.6 | 236 | +6.7% | |
| Sterling County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Irion County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Cottle County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 34.7 | 90 | −10.4% | |
| Briscoe County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 36.2 | 86 | +3.8% | |
| Edwards County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 74.3 | 37 | −3.6% | |
| Stonewall County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Motley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Glasscock County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Foard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Terrell County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 22.2 | 135 | −6.6% | |
| Roberts County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Kent County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.1% | |
| Borden County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.8% | |
| McMullen County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| King County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −28.1% | |
| Kenedy County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Loving County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Texas?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40,790 real estate businesses in Texas. 2,854 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 23,227 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 159,065 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Texas spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $172.4B a year, or $15,682 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 40,790 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2% 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 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Texas compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Texas has 37.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 98, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Texas would have about 39,797, against 40,790 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 473 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Texas has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Odessa metro area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 40 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Bonham area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 156 scored counties in Texas, Liberty County scores highest, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Texas scores 53 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #23 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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