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Property management companies in Morris County, NJ

The property management companies in Morris County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #107 of 910 scored counties
#8 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
43
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
99
−17.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $22,954 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
186
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
524,251
+3.2% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Morris County comes to about $4.4B a year: $22,954 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 86% 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 43 property management companies on map listings in Morris County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Morris County in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,952 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Morris County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Morris County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #107 of 910 scored counties and #8 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Morris 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.

Property management in Morris County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMorris CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)186174100
Households per official establishment1,9521,7321,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.5%+11.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$22,954$20,430$16,661
Median household income$137,326$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score7377

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
120 → 99−17.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
786
Annual payroll, 2023
$80.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
431 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The 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 Morris 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 Morris County

Population, 2025 estimate
524,251+3.2% since 2020
Households
193,245
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
461 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,116
Median household income
$137,326+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$186,467
Median home value
$582,500
Jobs located here
316,491
Daytime population
565,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for property management companies, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Morris County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, NJ8671.2313+2.9%#5 of 910
2Gloucester County, NJ84141.2292+3.3%#8 of 910
3Burlington County, NJ83311.7213+4.3%#12 of 910
4Somerset County, NJ79191.5288+3.5%#35 of 910
5Union County, NJ76412.0184+5.0%#65 of 910
6Camden County, NJ74341.7202+2.4%#95 of 910
7Middlesex County, NJ73591.9196+2.6%#105 of 910
8Morris County, NJ73432.2186+3.2%#107 of 910
9Hunterdon County, NJ71132.6163+2.3%#130 of 910
10Passaic County, NJ67321.8192+1.6%#168 of 910

Other business types in Morris County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Morris County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 property management companies in Morris County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Morris County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.4B a year, or $22,954 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 43 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 86% 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 193,245 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Morris County, NJ compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Morris County has 2.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 186, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Morris County would have about 80, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,952 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Morris County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Morris County at 524,251 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 193,245 households. Median household income in Morris County is $137,326, 70% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Morris County scores 73 for property management companies (upper middle), #107 of 910 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Morris County

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