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Real estate businesses in Brazoria County, TX

How Brazoria County, TX 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #386 of 2,229 scored counties
#38 of 156 scored counties in Texas

Listings
347
37 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
177
+33.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,014 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
152
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
419,080
+12.2% 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 Brazoria County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,014 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 52% 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.

There are 347 real estate businesses on map listings in Brazoria County as of September 2026. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 11%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.9, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 177 businesses with payroll in Brazoria County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 33.1% from 2019. That is one for every 756 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 1,928 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Brazoria County.

Population estimates show Brazoria County grew 12.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Brazoria County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #386 of 2,229 scored counties and #38 of 156 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Brazoria County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Brazoria County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrazoria CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.937.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)15298100
Households per official establishment756473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.1%+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,014$15,682$16,661
Median household income$97,993$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
133 → 177+33.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
556
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,928Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
34737 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
526The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
419,080+12.2% since 2020
Households
133,898
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
287
Median household income
$97,993+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,089
Median home value
$301,600
Jobs located here
117,920
Daytime population
327,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Liberty County, TX864113.1258+31.3%#4 of 2,229
2San Jacinto County, TX831110.1321+7.1%#11 of 2,229
3Chambers County, TX832916.8237+22.6%#12 of 2,229
4Burleson County, TX801215.2222+16.2%#29 of 2,229
5Rusk County, TX79126.7502+5.0%#35 of 2,229
6Jackson County, TX7958.3400+2.6%#40 of 2,229
7Jones County, TX7858.5378+6.1%#51 of 2,229
8Waller County, TX782614.2264+21.9%#57 of 2,229
9Clay County, TX77614.0252+5.0%#72 of 2,229
10Fannin County, TX762318.0192+9.2%#92 of 2,229
38Brazoria County, TX6534725.9152+12.2%#386 of 2,229

Other business types in Brazoria County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Brazoria County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 347 real estate businesses in Brazoria County. 37 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 33.1% from 2019. Official counts list 1,928 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Brazoria County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.3B a year, or $17,014 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 347 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 52% 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 133,898 households in Brazoria County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brazoria County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Brazoria County has 25.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 152, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Brazoria County would have about 526, against 347 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 756 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Brazoria County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Brazoria County at 419,080 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 133,898 households. Median household income in Brazoria County is $97,993, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Brazoria County scores 65 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #386 of 2,229 scored counties.

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