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Property management companies in Ocean County, NJ

How Ocean County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #231 of 910 scored counties
#15 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
53
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
256
+26.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,050 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
158
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
673,746
+5.6% 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

At $19,050 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Ocean County spend about $4.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 58% 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.

Ocean County has 53 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ocean County was 256 in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 953 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ocean County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ocean County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ocean County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #231 of 910 scored counties and #15 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Ocean 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 Ocean County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureOcean CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)158174100
Households per official establishment9531,7321,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.7%+11.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,050$20,430$16,661
Median household income$89,863$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6377

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
202 → 256+26.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,303
Annual payroll, 2023
$151.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
531 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
673,746+5.6% since 2020
Households
243,843
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,042
Median household income
$89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,774
Median home value
$398,400
Jobs located here
183,196
Daytime population
568,313Residents 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 Ocean 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
15Ocean County, NJ63532.2158+5.6%#231 of 910

Other business types in Ocean County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 property management companies in Ocean County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 256 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019.

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

About $4.6B a year, or $19,050 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 53 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 58% 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 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ocean 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 158, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Ocean County would have about 84, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 953 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Ocean County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 63 for property management companies (upper middle), #231 of 910 scored counties.

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