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Property management companies in Jefferson County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Jefferson County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$89.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,816 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
15,291
−2.5% 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

At $12,816 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $89.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no property management companies in Jefferson County. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,317 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no property management companies on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)n/a124100
Households per official establishment2,3173,1101,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,816$14,016$16,661
Median household income$61,620$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$253K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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
15,291−2.5% since 2020
Households
6,952
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$61,620+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,383
Median home value
$163,400
Jobs located here
7,562
Daytime population
16,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA7071.6178+17.8%#141 of 910
2Dubuque County, IA6061.5173+0.1%#286 of 910
3Scott County, IA55141.9135+0.4%#360 of 910
4Pottawattamie County, IA5271.9133−0.7%#399 of 910
5Polk County, IA49633.187+4.8%#463 of 910
6Woodbury County, IA44102.5100+0.7%#548 of 910
7Linn County, IA41313.280+0.7%#605 of 910
8Johnson County, IA38223.574+4.6%#657 of 910
9Black Hawk County, IA35132.4101+0.4%#697 of 910
10Webster County, IA3274.652−0.4%#768 of 910
Jefferson County, IANot scored00.0n/a−2.5%

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, IA?

There are no property management companies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $89.1M a year, or $12,816 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,952 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has no property management companies on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 2, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,317 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 15,291 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,952 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $61,620, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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