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Real estate businesses in Travis County, TX
The real estate businesses in Travis 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 #1,753 of 2,229 scored counties
#138 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 3,527
- 169 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 2,330
- +29.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,437 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 67
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.4
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,670
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Travis County is 38 (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,229 scored counties and #138 of 156 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Travis County comes to about $10.2B a year: $17,437 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 33% 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.
There are 3,527 real estate businesses on map listings in Travis County as of September 2026. Of those, 169 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 60.4 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 2,330 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Travis County in 2023, up 29.2% from 2019. That is one for every 251 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $19.4M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Travis County. Population estimates show Travis County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Travis 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 | Travis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.4 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 67 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 251 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.2% | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,437 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $99,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,804 → 2,330+29.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,618
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11,142Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,527169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,350The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $19.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Travis 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 Travis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 583,747
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,338
- Median household income
- $99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,003
- Median home value
- $523,000
- Jobs located here
- 947,590
- Daytime population
- 1,630,736Residents 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 |
| 138Travis County, TX | 38 | 3,527 | 60.4 | 67 | +7.2% | #1,753 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Travis 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 Travis County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,527 real estate businesses in Travis County. 169 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 2,330 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 29.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 11,142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $10.2B a year, or $17,437 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3,527 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 33% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Travis County has 60.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 67, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Travis County would have about 2,350, against 3,527 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 251 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Travis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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