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Property management companies in Polk County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Polk County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #448 of 910 scored counties
#12 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 90
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 145
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,367 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 83
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 90 property management companies in Polk County. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $14,367 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $4.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 17% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Polk County was 145 in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,996 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Polk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Polk County is 50 (upper middle), #448 of 910 scored counties and #12 of 39 scored counties in Florida.
How Polk 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.
| Measure | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 83 | 60 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,996 | 1,236 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +17.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,367 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 141 → 145+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 902 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $8.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers 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
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for property management companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with Polk County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 82 | 12 | 1.7 | 159 | +21.1% | #19 of 910 |
| 2Highlands County, FL | 72 | 6 | 1.3 | 188 | +9.7% | #115 of 910 |
| 3Marion County, FL | 64 | 40 | 2.4 | 103 | +17.3% | #225 of 910 |
| 4Citrus County, FL | 63 | 14 | 2.0 | 126 | +11.1% | #241 of 910 |
| 5Pasco County, FL | 63 | 56 | 2.4 | 114 | +19.1% | #242 of 910 |
| 6Santa Rosa County, FL | 63 | 22 | 3.0 | 96 | +11.7% | #246 of 910 |
| 7Hernando County, FL | 62 | 21 | 2.5 | 101 | +13.3% | #263 of 910 |
| 8St. Lucie County, FL | 62 | 38 | 2.8 | 96 | +21.4% | #265 of 910 |
| 9Lake County, FL | 59 | 37 | 2.2 | 119 | +18.1% | #302 of 910 |
| 10Nassau County, FL | 57 | 13 | 3.3 | 89 | +17.4% | #333 of 910 |
| 12Polk County, FL | 50 | 90 | 3.1 | 83 | +19.8% | #448 of 910 |
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
- Real estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management50
- Mortgage brokers and lenders64
- Home inspectors43
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Polk County, FL?
There are 90 property management companies on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 145 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.2B a year, or $14,367 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 90 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 17% below 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 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Polk County has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 83, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Polk County would have about 75, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,996 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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 50 for property management companies (upper middle), #448 of 910 scored counties.
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