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Property management companies in Bay County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$584M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,949 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
263
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
70% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,123
−1.6% 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

Households in Bay County spend about $584M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,949 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.6 times 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.

Bay County has 4 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Bay County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 15,034 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Bay County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 property management companies on map listings, Bay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bay County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Bay County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBay CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.92.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)26397100
Households per official establishment15,0342,9471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,949$13,996$16,661
Median household income$61,763$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$514K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
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 Bay 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 Bay County

Population, 2025 estimate
102,123−1.6% since 2020
Households
45,103
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
442 sq. mi.
People per square mile
233
Median household income
$61,763+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,153
Median home value
$152,200
Jobs located here
31,089
Daytime population
93,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI73111.4202+1.7%#104 of 910
2Eaton County, MI6761.3192+0.4%#167 of 910
3St. Clair County, MI6671.0238+0.1%#183 of 910
4Muskegon County, MI6491.3176+1.8%#215 of 910
5Barry County, MI5952.0124+2.2%#301 of 910
6Calhoun County, MI5871.3180−0.6%#306 of 910
7Lenawee County, MI5861.5157−1.6%#308 of 910
8Clinton County, MI5782.5106+1.6%#326 of 910
9Allegan County, MI56122.699+2.1%#350 of 910
10Ottawa County, MI55262.3116+3.9%#363 of 910
Bay County, MINot scored40.9263−1.6%

Other business types in Bay County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Bay County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 property management companies in Bay County. 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 Bay County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $584M a year, or $12,949 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.6 times 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,103 households in Bay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bay County, MI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Bay County has 0.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 263, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Bay County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,034 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Bay County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Bay County at 102,123 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,103 households. Median household income in Bay County is $61,763, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Bay County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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