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Property management companies in Eaton County, MI

How Eaton County, MI 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #167 of 910 scored counties
#2 of 33 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$640M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,089 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
192
92% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,581
+0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 property management companies in Eaton County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 57% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Eaton County comes to about $640M a year: $14,089 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 92% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Eaton County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 11,357 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eaton County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Eaton County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #167 of 910 scored counties and #2 of 33 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Eaton 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 Eaton County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureEaton CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)19297100
Households per official establishment11,3572,9471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,089$13,996$16,661
Median household income$79,597$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$606K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Eaton 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 Eaton County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,581+0.4% since 2020
Households
45,428
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$79,597+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,970
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
46,164
Daytime population
108,771Residents 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 Eaton 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

Other business types in Eaton County

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

Questions

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

Eaton County has 6 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Eaton County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $640M a year, or $14,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 92% above 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 45,428 households in Eaton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eaton 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 192, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Eaton County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,357 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Eaton County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Eaton County at 109,581 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,428 households. The median household income in Eaton County is $79,597 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Eaton County scores 67 for property management companies (upper middle), #167 of 910 scored counties.

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