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Property management companies in Jackson County, MI
How Jackson 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #419 of 910 scored counties
#14 of 33 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $840.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,442 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 116
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 159,552
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jackson County spend about $840.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,442 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 16% 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.
Jackson County has 13 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 6,254 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Jackson County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jackson County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #419 of 910 scored counties and #14 of 33 scored counties in Michigan.
How Jackson 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.
| Measure | Jackson County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 116 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 6,254 | 2,947 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,442 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,073 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 159,552−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 62,540
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $66,073+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,666
- Median home value
- $193,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,579
- Daytime population
- 159,707Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 73 | 11 | 1.4 | 202 | +1.7% | #104 of 910 |
| 2Eaton County, MI | 67 | 6 | 1.3 | 192 | +0.4% | #167 of 910 |
| 3St. Clair County, MI | 66 | 7 | 1.0 | 238 | +0.1% | #183 of 910 |
| 4Muskegon County, MI | 64 | 9 | 1.3 | 176 | +1.8% | #215 of 910 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 59 | 5 | 2.0 | 124 | +2.2% | #301 of 910 |
| 6Calhoun County, MI | 58 | 7 | 1.3 | 180 | −0.6% | #306 of 910 |
| 7Lenawee County, MI | 58 | 6 | 1.5 | 157 | −1.6% | #308 of 910 |
| 8Clinton County, MI | 57 | 8 | 2.5 | 106 | +1.6% | #326 of 910 |
| 9Allegan County, MI | 56 | 12 | 2.6 | 99 | +2.1% | #350 of 910 |
| 10Ottawa County, MI | 55 | 26 | 2.3 | 116 | +3.9% | #363 of 910 |
| 14Jackson County, MI | 51 | 13 | 2.1 | 116 | −0.4% | #419 of 910 |
Other business types in Jackson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders62
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Jackson County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 property management companies in Jackson County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. 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 Jackson County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $840.7M a year, or $13,442 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 16% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,540 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Jackson County has 2.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 116, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Jackson County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,254 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 159,552 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 62,540 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,073, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Jackson County scores 51 for property management companies (upper middle), #419 of 910 scored counties.
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