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Property management companies in Hennepin County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Hennepin County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #829 of 910 scored counties
#21 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
245
8 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
507
+3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$8.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,993 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
63
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,284,784
+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

For property management companies, Hennepin County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #829 of 910 scored counties and #21 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 245 property management companies in Hennepin County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $15,993 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Hennepin County spend about $8.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 37% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 507 businesses with payroll in Hennepin County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,064 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Hennepin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hennepin County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hennepin 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.

Property management in Hennepin County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureHennepin CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.52.83.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6397100
Households per official establishment1,0641,9611,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.1%+11.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,993$15,162$16,661
Median household income$97,653$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score2646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
492 → 507+3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,974
Annual payroll, 2023
$458.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2458 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
155The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
Households
539,493
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,291
Median household income
$97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,438
Median home value
$392,900
Jobs located here
969,903
Daytime population
1,598,583Residents 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 counties in Minnesota for property management companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Hennepin County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN8151.4203+6.8%#25 of 910
2Carver County, MN7861.5217+6.6%#45 of 910
3Wright County, MN76112.0141+11.1%#70 of 910
4Anoka County, MN7480.6486+4.7%#89 of 910
5Washington County, MN68262.5124+6.9%#162 of 910
6Scott County, MN67122.2143+5.1%#175 of 910
7Rice County, MN6552.1122+4.2%#206 of 910
8Dakota County, MN63331.9154+3.9%#233 of 910
9Otter Tail County, MN5852.0124+1.6%#313 of 910
10Olmsted County, MN51162.4119+2.3%#418 of 910
21Hennepin County, MN262454.563+0.2%#829 of 910

Other business types in Hennepin County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Hennepin County, MN?

There are 245 property management companies on map listings in Hennepin County as of September 2026. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 507 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $8.6B a year, or $15,993 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 245 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 37% 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 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Hennepin County has 4.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 63, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 155, against 245 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,064 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 26 for property management companies (lower middle), #829 of 910 scored counties.

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