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Property management companies in Dakota County, MN
How Dakota County, MN 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #233 of 910 scored counties
#8 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 33
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +38.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,203 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 154
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 property management companies in Dakota County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Dakota County spend about $2.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,203 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 54% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 90 businesses with payroll in Dakota County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 38.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,937 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dakota County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Dakota County is 63 (upper middle), #233 of 910 scored counties and #8 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Dakota County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 154 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,937 | 1,961 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.5% | +11.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,203 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 90+38.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 696
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 331 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 81 | 5 | 1.4 | 203 | +6.8% | #25 of 910 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 78 | 6 | 1.5 | 217 | +6.6% | #45 of 910 |
| 3Wright County, MN | 76 | 11 | 2.0 | 141 | +11.1% | #70 of 910 |
| 4Anoka County, MN | 74 | 8 | 0.6 | 486 | +4.7% | #89 of 910 |
| 5Washington County, MN | 68 | 26 | 2.5 | 124 | +6.9% | #162 of 910 |
| 6Scott County, MN | 67 | 12 | 2.2 | 143 | +5.1% | #175 of 910 |
| 7Rice County, MN | 65 | 5 | 2.1 | 122 | +4.2% | #206 of 910 |
| 8Dakota County, MN | 63 | 33 | 1.9 | 154 | +3.9% | #233 of 910 |
| 9Otter Tail County, MN | 58 | 5 | 2.0 | 124 | +1.6% | #313 of 910 |
| 10Olmsted County, MN | 51 | 16 | 2.4 | 119 | +2.3% | #418 of 910 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors59
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Dakota County, MN?
Dakota County has 33 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 38.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.8B a year, or $16,203 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 33 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 54% 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Dakota County has 1.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 154, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Dakota County would have about 51, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,937 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 63 for property management companies (upper middle), #233 of 910 scored counties.
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