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Property management companies in Emmet County, MI

The property management companies in Emmet County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #886 of 910 scored counties
#31 of 33 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$220.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,509 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
40
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,775
−1.0% 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

Emmet County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #886 of 910 scored counties and #31 of 33 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 property management companies in Emmet County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Emmet County comes to about $220.4M a year: $14,509 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 60% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Emmet County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 1,519 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Emmet County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Emmet 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 Emmet County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureEmmet CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.62.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4097100
Households per official establishment1,5192,9471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,509$13,996$16,661
Median household income$78,112$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score1844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 10
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Emmet 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 Emmet County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,775−1.0% since 2020
Households
15,190
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$78,112+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,768
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
15,430
Daytime population
36,226Residents 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 Emmet 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
31Emmet County, MI18106.640−1.0%#886 of 910

Other business types in Emmet County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 property management companies on map listings in Emmet County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $220.4M a year, or $14,509 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 60% 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 15,190 households in Emmet County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Emmet County has 6.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 40, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Emmet County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,519 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Emmet County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Emmet County at 33,775 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,190 households. The median household income in Emmet County is $78,112 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Emmet County scores 18 for property management companies (low), #886 of 910 scored counties.

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