Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing in Texas

Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing in Texas was 38,872 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.1% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count38,872
Change on 2022+3.1%
Rank3rd of 51US states ranked
Series high38,8722023
Series low26,1282012

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Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing in Texas, 2012 to 2023

25K30K35K40K2012201420162018202020232012: 26,128 count2013: 26,960 count2014: 28,018 count2015: 28,922 count2016: 30,358 count2017: 31,923 count2018: 32,708 count2019: 33,286 count2020: 34,243 count2021: 36,585 count2022: 37,714 count2023: 38,872 count25K30K35K40K20122016202020232012: 26,128 count2013: 26,960 count2014: 28,018 count2015: 28,922 count2016: 30,358 count2017: 31,923 count2018: 32,708 count2019: 33,286 count2020: 34,243 count2021: 36,585 count2022: 37,714 count2023: 38,872 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202338,872
202237,714
202136,585
202034,243
201933,286
201832,708
201731,923
201630,358
201528,922
201428,018
201326,960
201226,128

Compared with United States

Place2023
Texas38,872
United States469,562

Texas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,155 countAlaska: 1,137 countArizona: 12,596 countArkansas: 3,532 countCalifornia: 65,036 countColorado: 14,354 countConnecticut: 3,186 countDelaware: 1,440 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,502 countFlorida: 47,772 countGeorgia: 15,465 countHawaii: 2,093 countIdaho: 3,755 countIllinois: 13,944 countIndiana: 7,585 countIowa: 3,579 countKansas: 3,594 countKentucky: 4,393 countLouisiana: 5,515 countMaine: 2,162 countMaryland: 7,450 countMassachusetts: 8,539 countMichigan: 9,106 countMinnesota: 7,786 countMississippi: 2,526 countMissouri: 7,262 countMontana: 2,529 countNebraska: 2,641 countNevada: 5,410 countNew Hampshire: 1,541 countNew Jersey: 10,288 countNew Mexico: 2,496 countNew York: 33,910 countNorth Carolina: 15,796 countNorth Dakota: 1,139 countOhio: 11,647 countOklahoma: 4,826 countOregon: 7,506 countPennsylvania: 11,785 countRhode Island: 1,273 countSouth Carolina: 7,753 countSouth Dakota: 1,356 countTennessee: 7,143 countTexas: 38,872 countUtah: 6,808 countVermont: 820 countVirginia: 11,611 countWashington: 13,447 countWest Virginia: 1,422 countWisconsin: 5,635 countWyoming: 1,444 count
  • Under 1,500
  • 1,500 to 3,400
  • 3,400 to 5,500
  • 5,500 to 7,800
  • 7,800 to 13K
  • 13K and over
Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 2023, count. Texas is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms (Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, Texas, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms, Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, Texas, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-real-estate/texas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, Texas, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-real-estate/texas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms, Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, Texas, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-real-estate/texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing in Texas?

Employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing in Texas was 38,872 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.1% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing in Texas?

38,872 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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