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Property management companies in Hernando County, FL

The property management companies in Hernando County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #263 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
21
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
25
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,282 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
101
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,701
+13.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 property management companies in Hernando County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Hernando County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,282 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is in line with the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Hernando County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 3,299 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $175K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Hernando County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hernando County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hernando County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #263 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 39 scored counties in Florida.

How Hernando County compares

The same measures for Florida 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.

Property management in Hernando County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHernando CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.54.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10160100
Households per official establishment3,2991,2361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,282$15,326$16,661
Median household income$66,058$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6232

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 25
Employees, 2023
252
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
211 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$175K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Hernando 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 Hernando County

Population, 2025 estimate
221,701+13.3% since 2020
Households
82,475
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
473 sq. mi.
People per square mile
438
Median household income
$66,058+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,501
Median home value
$276,000
Jobs located here
51,235
Daytime population
179,810Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for property management companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hernando County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL82121.7159+21.1%#19 of 910
2Highlands County, FL7261.3188+9.7%#115 of 910
3Marion County, FL64402.4103+17.3%#225 of 910
4Citrus County, FL63142.0126+11.1%#241 of 910
5Pasco County, FL63562.4114+19.1%#242 of 910
6Santa Rosa County, FL63223.096+11.7%#246 of 910
7Hernando County, FL62212.5101+13.3%#263 of 910
8St. Lucie County, FL62382.896+21.4%#265 of 910
9Lake County, FL59372.2119+18.1%#302 of 910
10Nassau County, FL57133.389+17.4%#333 of 910

Other business types in Hernando County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Hernando County, FL?

There are 21 property management companies on map listings in Hernando County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Hernando County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $14,282 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is in line with the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,475 households in Hernando County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hernando County, FL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Hernando County has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 101, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,299 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Hernando County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hernando County at 221,701 people in 2025, up 13.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,475 households. The median household income in Hernando County is $66,058 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% 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. Hernando County scores 62 for property management companies (upper middle), #263 of 910 scored counties.

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