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Property management companies in Shawnee County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #842 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
30
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
36
−7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,495 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
61
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,607
0.0% 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 Shawnee County is 25 (lower middle), #842 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 property management companies in Shawnee County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Shawnee County comes to about $1B a year: $13,495 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 39% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Shawnee County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,096 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Shawnee County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Shawnee County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Shawnee County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureShawnee CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.02.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6195100
Households per official establishment2,0962,0711,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.7%−10.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,495$14,105$16,661
Median household income$67,104$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 36−7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
214
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
300 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
178,6070.0% since 2020
Households
75,458
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
327
Median household income
$67,104+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,163
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
103,349
Daytime population
200,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Wyandotte County, KS56101.6144+1.0%#338 of 910
2Johnson County, KS55612.4122+4.2%#361 of 910
3Leavenworth County, KS4493.090+3.2%#554 of 910
4Saline County, KS3562.789−1.6%#699 of 910
5Sedgwick County, KS30753.668+2.6%#785 of 910
6Crawford County, KS2974.450+0.1%#799 of 910
7Shawnee County, KS25304.0610.0%#842 of 910
8Douglas County, KS25244.853+1.8%#844 of 910
9Reno County, KS1893.566−0.6%#884 of 910
10Riley County, KS12269.425+0.8%#906 of 910

Other business types in Shawnee County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Shawnee County, KS?

Shawnee County has 30 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Shawnee County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1B a year, or $13,495 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 39% 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 75,458 households in Shawnee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Shawnee County, KS compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Shawnee County has 4.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 61, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Shawnee County would have about 18, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,096 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Shawnee County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Shawnee County at 178,607 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 75,458 households. The median household income in Shawnee County is $67,104 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Shawnee County scores 25 for property management companies (lower middle), #842 of 910 scored counties.

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