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Property management companies in Sarasota County, FL

How Sarasota County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #713 of 910 scored counties
#26 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
138
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
173
+22.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,038 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
44
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
479,958
+10.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Sarasota County is 35 (lower middle), #713 of 910 scored counties and #26 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $16,038 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Sarasota County spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 56% 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.

Sarasota County has 138 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Sarasota County in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,227 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Sarasota County. Population estimates put the population change in Sarasota County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sarasota 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 Sarasota County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSarasota CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.54.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4460100
Households per official establishment1,2271,2361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.7%+17.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,038$15,326$16,661
Median household income$83,416$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3532

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
141 → 173+22.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,296
Annual payroll, 2023
$85.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1384 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
479,958+10.0% since 2020
Households
212,204
Median age
54.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
556 sq. mi.
People per square mile
826
Median household income
$83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,732
Median home value
$411,800
Jobs located here
194,397
Daytime population
481,661Residents 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 Sarasota 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
26Sarasota County, FL351386.544+10.0%#713 of 910

Other business types in Sarasota County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 138 property management companies in Sarasota County. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019.

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

About $3.4B a year, or $16,038 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 138 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 56% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sarasota County has 6.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 44, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 61, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,227 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 35 for property management companies (lower middle), #713 of 910 scored counties.

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