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Real estate businesses in Chambers County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Chambers County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #12 of 2,229 scored counties
#3 of 156 scored counties in Texas

Listings
29
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$297.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,282 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
237
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,594
+22.6% 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

For real estate businesses, Chambers County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #12 of 2,229 scored counties and #3 of 156 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Chambers County comes to about $297.7M a year: $17,282 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.4 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.

There are 29 real estate businesses on map listings in Chambers County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Chambers County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,325 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $67K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Chambers County. Population estimates put the population change in Chambers County from 2020 to 2025 at +22.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chambers 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 Chambers County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureChambers CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.837.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)23798100
Households per official establishment1,325473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,282$15,682$16,661
Median household income$109,804$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 13
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
266Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
291 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$67K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
57,594+22.6% since 2020
Households
17,229
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$109,804+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,986
Median home value
$329,500
Jobs located here
22,262
Daytime population
47,989Residents 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 Chambers 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

Other business types in Chambers County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 real estate businesses in Chambers County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 266 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $297.7M a year, or $17,282 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,229 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chambers County has 16.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 237, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Chambers County would have about 69, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,325 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Chambers County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Chambers County at 57,594 people in 2025, up 22.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,229 households. Median household income in Chambers County is $109,804, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Chambers County scores 83 for real estate businesses (high), #12 of 2,229 scored counties.

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

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