Groundwork

Real estate · County · Michigan

Property management companies in Ionia County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$315.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,515 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
142
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,557
−0.5% since 2020

See the property management companies around any address in Ionia County

The site report maps the property management companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Ionia County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 4 property management companies in Ionia County. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Ionia County comes to about $315.6M a year: $13,515 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 42% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ionia County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Ionia County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 property management companies on map listings, Ionia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ionia 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 Ionia County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIonia CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14297100
Households per official establishmentn/a2,9471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,515$13,996$16,661
Median household income$75,611$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
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
6The 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 Ionia 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 Ionia County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,557−0.5% since 2020
Households
23,355
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,563
Median home value
$198,500
Jobs located here
18,430
Daytime population
58,714Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Ionia County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the property management companies on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Ionia County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Property management across Michigan

Every Michigan market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for property management companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Ionia 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
Ionia County, MINot scored41.7142−0.5%

Other business types in Ionia County

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

Questions

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

Ionia County has 4 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Ionia County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $315.6M a year, or $13,515 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 42% 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 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ionia County has 1.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 142, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Ionia County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Ionia County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ionia County. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Ionia County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Ionia County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Ionia County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.