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Real estate businesses in Lavaca County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Lavaca County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #732 of 2,229 scored counties
#65 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $122.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,437 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 149
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,651
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 real estate businesses in Lavaca County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 22.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $14,437 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lavaca County spend about $122.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 49% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lavaca County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 1,413 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lavaca County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lavaca County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #732 of 2,229 scored counties and #65 of 156 scored counties in Texas.
How Lavaca 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 | Lavaca County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.4 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 149 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,413 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,437 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,240 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $323K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Lavaca 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 Lavaca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,651+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,476
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 970 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,240+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,683
- Median home value
- $228,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,202
- Daytime population
- 17,165Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Lavaca County marked.
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 |
| 65Lavaca County, TX | 57 | 19 | 22.4 | 149 | +1.5% | #732 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lavaca 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 Lavaca County, TX?
Lavaca County has 19 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lavaca County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $122.4M a year, or $14,437 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 49% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,476 households in Lavaca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lavaca County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lavaca County has 22.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 149, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lavaca County would have about 28, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,413 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Lavaca County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lavaca County at 20,651 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,476 households. The median household income in Lavaca County is $63,240 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Lavaca County scores 57 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #732 of 2,229 scored counties.
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