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Property management companies in Wicomico County, MD

How Wicomico County, MD 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #771 of 910 scored counties
#17 of 20 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
25
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
22
−12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$615.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,203 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
44
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,899
+3.2% 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

For property management companies, Wicomico County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #771 of 910 scored counties and #17 of 20 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 property management companies in Wicomico County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Wicomico County comes to about $615.3M a year: $15,203 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Wicomico County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,840 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wicomico County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wicomico County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Wicomico County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureWicomico CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.23.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4492100
Households per official establishment1,8401,5361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.0%+7.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,203$17,488$16,661
Median household income$76,210$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score3235

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 22−12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
251 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,899+3.2% since 2020
Households
40,470
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
374 sq. mi.
People per square mile
280
Median household income
$76,210+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,023
Median home value
$254,700
Jobs located here
43,883
Daytime population
101,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Maryland

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

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Queen Anne’s County, MD8052.5129+8.8%#34 of 910
2Calvert County, MD7851.5232+1.7%#44 of 910
3Charles County, MD77152.5135+5.9%#59 of 910
4St. Mary’s County, MD7561.4234+2.4%#77 of 910
5Frederick County, MD71323.1110+11.0%#137 of 910
6Carroll County, MD70152.3142+2.2%#144 of 910
7Harford County, MD64232.3141+2.0%#219 of 910
8Cecil County, MD6182.0148+3.2%#272 of 910
9Prince George’s County, MD53882.5122+0.5%#389 of 910
10Anne Arundel County, MD53793.596+1.7%#392 of 910
17Wicomico County, MD32256.244+3.2%#771 of 910

Other business types in Wicomico County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Wicomico County, MD?

There are 25 property management companies on map listings in Wicomico County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Wicomico County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $615.3M a year, or $15,203 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 property management companies on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,470 households in Wicomico County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wicomico County, MD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Wicomico County has 6.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 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 national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Wicomico County would have about 11, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,840 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Wicomico County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Wicomico County at 106,899 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,470 households. The median household income in Wicomico County is $76,210 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Wicomico County scores 32 for property management companies (lower middle), #771 of 910 scored counties.

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