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Property management companies in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #243 of 374 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
34
+25.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,673 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
93
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
281,219
+0.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 property management companies in the Duluth metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $13,673 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Duluth metro area spend about $1.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 7% 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.

Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Duluth metro area in 2023, up 25.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,540 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Duluth metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Duluth metro area is 43 (lower middle), #243 of 374 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.

How the Duluth metro area 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.

Property management in Duluth, MN-WI metro area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureDuluth metro areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.83.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9397100
Households per official establishment3,5401,9611,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.9%+11.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,673$15,162$16,661
Median household income$71,769$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34+25.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
205
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 the Duluth metro area, 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 the Duluth metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
281,219+0.2% since 2020
Households
120,365
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
8,414 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$71,769
Average household income
$93,302
Median home value
$222,400
Jobs located here
128,505
Daytime population
284,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for property management companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Duluth metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Minnesota

Metro areas in Minnesota ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Rochester, MN63192.0136+2.0%#74 of 374
2St. Cloud, MN48172.2116+3.0%#204 of 374
3Duluth, MN-WI43322.793+0.2%#243 of 374
4Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI424453.095+2.6%#252 of 374
Sioux Falls, SD-MN39534.361+9.5%#282 of 374
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN37223.182+0.4%#295 of 374
5Mankato, MN30174.260+1.2%#351 of 374
Fargo, ND-MN26706.340+7.7%#364 of 374
Grand Forks, ND-MN16255.743+0.8%#371 of 374

Other business types in the Duluth metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area?

There are 32 property management companies on map listings in the Duluth metro area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 25.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.6B a year, or $13,673 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 7% 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 120,365 households in the Duluth metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Duluth, MN-WI metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Duluth metro area has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 93, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Duluth metro area would have about 30, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,540 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Duluth, MN-WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Duluth metro area at 281,219 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,365 households. The median household income in the Duluth metro area is $71,769 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Duluth metro area scores 43 for property management companies (lower middle), #243 of 374 scored metro areas.

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