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Real estate businesses in Morris County, TX

How Morris 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #967 of 2,229 scored counties
#81 of 156 scored counties in Texas

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$64.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,248 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
214
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,133
+1.3% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Morris County comes to about $64.8M a year: $13,248 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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 7 real estate businesses on map listings in Morris County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Morris County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Morris County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Morris County is 52 (upper middle), #967 of 2,229 scored counties and #81 of 156 scored counties in Texas.

How Morris 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 Morris County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMorris CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.337.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)21498100
Households per official establishmentn/a473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,248$15,682$16,661
Median household income$58,645$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5253

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
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Morris 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 Morris County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,133+1.3% since 2020
Households
4,895
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
252 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$58,645+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,742
Median home value
$120,400
Jobs located here
3,234
Daytime population
10,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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
81Morris County, TX52714.3214+1.3%#967 of 2,229

Other business types in Morris County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 real estate businesses in Morris County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Morris County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $64.8M a year, or $13,248 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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 4,895 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morris County has 14.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 214, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Morris County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Morris County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Morris County at 12,133 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,895 households. Median household income in Morris County is $58,645, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.8%, 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. Morris County scores 52 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #967 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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