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Property management companies in Porter County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Porter County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #194 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 22 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,792 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 203
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 property management companies in Porter County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Porter County comes to about $1B a year: $14,792 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is twice 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.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Porter County in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,984 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Porter County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Porter County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Porter County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #194 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 22 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Porter County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 203 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,984 | 2,826 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +5.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,792 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for property management companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Porter County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 84 | 5 | 1.5 | 185 | +13.5% | #10 of 910 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 81 | 12 | 1.8 | 158 | +10.2% | #28 of 910 |
| 3Johnson County, IN | 66 | 13 | 2.1 | 131 | +7.4% | #189 of 910 |
| 4Porter County, IN | 65 | 9 | 1.3 | 203 | +1.6% | #194 of 910 |
| 5Hamilton County, IN | 62 | 42 | 3.1 | 102 | +10.9% | #262 of 910 |
| 6LaPorte County, IN | 61 | 6 | 1.4 | 177 | −0.9% | #270 of 910 |
| 7Bartholomew County, IN | 58 | 8 | 2.4 | 108 | +4.3% | #316 of 910 |
| 8Howard County, IN | 54 | 6 | 1.7 | 139 | +0.4% | #370 of 910 |
| 9Elkhart County, IN | 53 | 14 | 1.9 | 126 | +0.9% | #388 of 910 |
| 10Lake County, IN | 50 | 41 | 2.1 | 118 | +1.1% | #440 of 910 |
Other business types in Porter 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management65
- Mortgage brokers and lenders39
- Home inspectors45
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Porter County, IN?
Porter County has 9 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $14,792 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is twice 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 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Porter County has 1.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 203, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Porter County would have about 18, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,984 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 65 for property management companies (upper middle), #194 of 910 scored counties.
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