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Property management companies in Jefferson County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #75 of 910 scored counties
#2 of 20 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,298 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
253
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,132
+2.7% since 2020

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What this means

For property management companies, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #75 of 910 scored counties and #2 of 20 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 property management companies in Jefferson County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $14,298 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 2.5 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Jefferson County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 8,831 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Jefferson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.02.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)25393100
Households per official establishment8,8312,4711,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,298$13,809$16,661
Median household income$82,851$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
233,132+2.7% since 2020
Households
88,309
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
656 sq. mi.
People per square mile
350
Median household income
$82,851+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,813
Median home value
$237,200
Jobs located here
48,697
Daytime population
165,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for property management companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, MO7861.4192+7.1%#47 of 910
2Jefferson County, MO7591.0253+2.7%#75 of 910
3St. Charles County, MO67322.0145+4.9%#174 of 910
4Platte County, MO6792.1138+6.7%#177 of 910
5Cole County, MO5861.9131+1.7%#310 of 910
6Clay County, MO57252.4109+4.3%#325 of 910
7St. Francois County, MO4952.0113+2.1%#458 of 910
8Buchanan County, MO4672.1111−1.1%#511 of 910
9Johnson County, MO4662.884+4.9%#522 of 910
10Jasper County, MO41153.076+3.7%#609 of 910

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Jefferson County, MO?

There are 9 property management companies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Jefferson County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.3B a year, or $14,298 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.5 times 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 88,309 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, MO compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Jefferson County has 1.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 253, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 23, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,831 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 233,132 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,309 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $82,851 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Jefferson County scores 75 for property management companies (high), #75 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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