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Real estate businesses in Polk County, TX
How Polk 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #581 of 2,229 scored counties
#54 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 46
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $272.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,961 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 137
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,434
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 real estate businesses in Polk County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 23.6 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Polk County spend about $272.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,961 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 37% 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 1,501 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 202 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #581 of 2,229 scored counties and #54 of 156 scored counties in Texas.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 137 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,501 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,961 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,259 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $674K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 202Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,434+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,517
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,057 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $62,259+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,481
- Median home value
- $184,800
- Jobs located here
- 11,638
- Daytime population
- 47,308Residents 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 |
| 54Polk County, TX | 60 | 46 | 23.6 | 137 | +5.9% | #581 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Polk 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 Polk County, TX?
There are 46 real estate businesses on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. 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. Another 202 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Polk County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $272.5M a year, or $13,961 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 46 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 37% 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 19,517 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Polk County has 23.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 137, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 63, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,501 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 53,434 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,517 households. The median household income in Polk County is $62,259 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Polk County scores 60 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #581 of 2,229 scored counties.
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