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Property management companies in Middlesex County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Middlesex County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 59
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 148
- +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,886 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 196
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 883,335
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Middlesex County spend about $6.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,886 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 96% 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.
There are 59 property management companies on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Middlesex County in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,080 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Middlesex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Middlesex County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #105 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Middlesex County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Middlesex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 196 | 174 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,080 | 1,732 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.5% | +11.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,886 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $111,549 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 148+17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,589
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $130.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 596 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 883,335+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 307,782
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,817
- Median household income
- $111,549+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,057
- Median home value
- $462,900
- Jobs located here
- 459,830
- Daytime population
- 901,798Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for property management companies, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Middlesex County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 86 | 7 | 1.2 | 313 | +2.9% | #5 of 910 |
| 2Gloucester County, NJ | 84 | 14 | 1.2 | 292 | +3.3% | #8 of 910 |
| 3Burlington County, NJ | 83 | 31 | 1.7 | 213 | +4.3% | #12 of 910 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 79 | 19 | 1.5 | 288 | +3.5% | #35 of 910 |
| 5Union County, NJ | 76 | 41 | 2.0 | 184 | +5.0% | #65 of 910 |
| 6Camden County, NJ | 74 | 34 | 1.7 | 202 | +2.4% | #95 of 910 |
| 7Middlesex County, NJ | 73 | 59 | 1.9 | 196 | +2.6% | #105 of 910 |
| 8Morris County, NJ | 73 | 43 | 2.2 | 186 | +3.2% | #107 of 910 |
| 9Hunterdon County, NJ | 71 | 13 | 2.6 | 163 | +2.3% | #130 of 910 |
| 10Passaic County, NJ | 67 | 32 | 1.8 | 192 | +1.6% | #168 of 910 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 estate65
- Real estate agents and brokers73
- Property management73
- Mortgage brokers and lenders71
- Home inspectors76
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Middlesex County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 property management companies in Middlesex County. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Middlesex County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.4B a year, or $20,886 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 59 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 96% 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 307,782 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Middlesex 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 196, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 116, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,080 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 883,335 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 307,782 households. Median household income in Middlesex County is $111,549, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Middlesex County scores 73 for property management companies (upper middle), #105 of 910 scored counties.
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