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Property management companies in Jefferson County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$191.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,941 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
345
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
36,147
−2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 property management company in Jefferson County. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Jefferson County comes to about $191.8M a year: $12,941 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Jefferson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 property management company on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Jefferson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.72.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)345105100
Households per official establishmentn/a2,4331,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,941$14,866$16,661
Median household income$63,118$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,147−2.3% since 2020
Households
14,820
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$63,118+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,324
Median home value
$126,000
Jobs located here
20,339
Daytime population
40,708Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL7981.8167+9.9%#41 of 910
2McHenry County, IL75191.6180+2.5%#83 of 910
3Will County, IL74321.3224+2.2%#93 of 910
4Kane County, IL67311.7173+1.8%#171 of 910
5Tazewell County, IL6471.3196−0.9%#214 of 910
6Madison County, IL62171.5165−1.0%#248 of 910
7Lake County, IL59501.9157+0.8%#294 of 910
8Kankakee County, IL5871.7146−1.7%#309 of 910
9Rock Island County, IL5581.3185−1.7%#356 of 910
10Winnebago County, IL53221.9126−0.4%#386 of 910
Jefferson County, ILNot scored10.7345−2.3%

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Jefferson County, IL?

Jefferson County has 1 property management company on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Jefferson County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $191.8M a year, or $12,941 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 14,820 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, IL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Jefferson County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 36,147 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,820 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $63,118 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Jefferson County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jefferson County. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

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