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Real estate businesses in Dawson County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$54.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,479 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
315
3.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
74% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,776
−5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 real estate businesses in Dawson County. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $13,479 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $54.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.2 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 Dawson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dawson County declined 5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 real estate businesses on map listings, Dawson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dawson 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 Dawson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDawson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.937.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)31598100
Households per official establishmentn/a473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,479$15,682$16,661
Median household income$54,360$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,776−5.6% since 2020
Households
4,043
Median age
34.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$54,360+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,550
Median home value
$103,400
Jobs located here
4,022
Daytime population
11,229Residents 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 Dawson 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
Dawson County, TXNot scored49.9315−5.6%

Other business types in Dawson County

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

Questions

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

Dawson County has 4 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $54.5M a year, or $13,479 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.2 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 4,043 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dawson County has 9.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 315, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Dawson County would have about 13, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Dawson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Dawson County at 11,776 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,043 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $54,360 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Dawson County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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