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Property management companies in Grand Forks County, ND
How Grand Forks County, ND 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 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #892 of 910 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $426.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,616 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 33
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Grand Forks County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #892 of 910 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 property management companies in Grand Forks County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $13,616 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Grand Forks County spend about $426.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 67% 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 23 businesses with payroll in Grand Forks County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 1,361 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Grand Forks County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Forks County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 33 | 57 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,361 | 1,819 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,616 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 259
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for property management companies, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 49 | 12 | 2.9 | 92 | +4.7% | #460 of 910 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 36 | 5 | 3.6 | 72 | +3.8% | #685 of 910 |
| 3Williams County, ND | 32 | 5 | 3.3 | 82 | +1.4% | #755 of 910 |
| 4Cass County, ND | 26 | 66 | 7.9 | 33 | +9.1% | #837 of 910 |
| 5Ward County, ND | 24 | 13 | 4.6 | 57 | −2.4% | #849 of 910 |
| 6Grand Forks County, ND | 17 | 23 | 7.3 | 33 | +1.9% | #892 of 910 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 15 | 11 | 8.1 | 31 | +0.5% | #899 of 910 |
Other business types in Grand Forks 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management17
- Mortgage brokers and lenders63
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Grand Forks County, ND?
There are 23 property management companies on map listings in Grand Forks County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $426.1M a year, or $13,616 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 67% 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 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Grand Forks County has 7.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 33, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 8, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,361 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 17 for property management companies (low), #892 of 910 scored counties.
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