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Property management companies in Ward County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Ward County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #849 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $409.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,350 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Ward County is 24 (low), #849 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 property management companies in Ward County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Ward County comes to about $409.9M a year: $14,350 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 43% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ward County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,041 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ward County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 57 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,041 | 1,819 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,350 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents 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 Ward 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 Ward 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 estate30
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management24
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Ward County, ND?
There are 13 property management companies on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $409.9M a year, or $14,350 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 43% 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 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Ward County has 4.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Ward County would have about 7, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,041 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 24 for property management companies (low), #849 of 910 scored counties.
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