Real estate · Small-town market · Texas
Real estate businesses in the Sweetwater, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Sweetwater, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #275 of 536 scored small-town markets
#25 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $79.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,503 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 204
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,117
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,503 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Sweetwater area spend about $79.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is twice 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 9 real estate businesses on map listings in the Sweetwater area as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.3, 60% 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 the Sweetwater area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sweetwater area declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Sweetwater area is 49 (lower middle), #275 of 536 scored small-town markets and #25 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Sweetwater area 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 | Sweetwater area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 204 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,503 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 53 |
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
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 the Sweetwater area, 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 the Sweetwater area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,117−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,886
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,510
- Median home value
- $96,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,992
- Daytime population
- 13,606Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonham, TX | 80 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #11 of 536 |
| 2Dumas, TX | 77 | 10 | 14.0 | 228 | +3.0% | #21 of 536 |
| 3Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 70 | 9 | 4.7 | 592 | +0.7% | #45 of 536 |
| 4Borger, TX | 68 | 9 | 12.9 | 259 | −4.5% | #59 of 536 |
| 5Hereford, TX | 68 | 8 | 13.2 | 241 | +0.5% | #61 of 536 |
| 6Jacksonville, TX | 68 | 34 | 18.7 | 173 | +5.4% | #63 of 536 |
| 7Alice, TX | 66 | 19 | 11.7 | 264 | −1.3% | #75 of 536 |
| 8Andrews, TX | 66 | 16 | 23.4 | 150 | +1.6% | #81 of 536 |
| 9Palestine, TX | 64 | 34 | 19.3 | 164 | +3.2% | #97 of 536 |
| 10Port Lavaca, TX | 63 | 17 | 19.6 | 179 | −2.3% | #107 of 536 |
| 25Sweetwater, TX | 49 | 9 | 15.3 | 204 | −4.1% | #275 of 536 |
Other business types in the Sweetwater area
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 the Sweetwater, TX area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 real estate businesses in the Sweetwater area. One of them (11%) is a chain location. 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 the Sweetwater area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sweetwater, TX area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $79.5M a year, or $13,503 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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 5,886 households in the Sweetwater area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sweetwater, TX area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Sweetwater area has 15.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 204, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Sweetwater area would have about 18, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is the Sweetwater, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Sweetwater area at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. Median household income in the Sweetwater area is $50,747, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sweetwater area scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #275 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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