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Property management companies in Wayne County, MI
How Wayne 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #574 of 910 scored counties
#17 of 33 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 162
- 7 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 190
- +23.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,166 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 102
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,769,038
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,166 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $9.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 2% 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.
Wayne County has 162 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Wayne County in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,687 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $542K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Wayne County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Wayne County is 43 (lower middle), #574 of 910 scored counties and #17 of 33 scored counties in Michigan.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 102 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,687 | 2,947 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.4% | +11.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,166 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $60,539 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 154 → 190+23.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,696
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $125M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1627 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 166The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $542K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,769,038−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 700,591
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,897
- Median household income
- $60,539+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,609
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 669,243
- Daytime population
- 1,771,020Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for property management companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Wayne County marked.
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 |
| 17Wayne County, MI | 43 | 162 | 2.3 | 102 | −1.1% | #574 of 910 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management43
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors58
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Wayne County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 162 property management companies in Wayne County. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Wayne County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $9.2B a year, or $13,166 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 162 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2% 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 700,591 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, MI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Wayne County has 2.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 102, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Wayne County would have about 166, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,687 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 1,769,038 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 700,591 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $60,539, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Wayne County scores 43 for property management companies (lower middle), #574 of 910 scored counties.
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