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Real estate businesses in Gillespie County, TX
The real estate businesses in Gillespie County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,757 of 2,229 scored counties
#139 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 74
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $182.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,887 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.3
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,527
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Gillespie County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,757 of 2,229 scored counties and #139 of 156 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 real estate businesses in Gillespie County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 64.3 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $15,887 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Gillespie County spend about $182.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 43% 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gillespie County in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 461 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gillespie County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gillespie 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.
| Measure | Gillespie County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.3 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 461 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,887 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,162 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 25+13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 293Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 742 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Gillespie 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 Gillespie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,527+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,513
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,058 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $76,162+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,131
- Median home value
- $460,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,821
- Daytime population
- 27,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| 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 |
| 139Gillespie County, TX | 38 | 74 | 64.3 | 57 | +6.6% | #1,757 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Gillespie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Gillespie County, TX?
There are 74 real estate businesses on map listings in Gillespie County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. Another 293 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gillespie County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $182.9M a year, or $15,887 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 74 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% 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 11,513 households in Gillespie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gillespie County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Gillespie County has 64.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Gillespie County would have about 42, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 461 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Gillespie County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gillespie County at 28,527 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,513 households. The median household income in Gillespie County is $76,162 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. Gillespie County scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,757 of 2,229 scored counties.
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