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Property management companies in Licking County, OH

How Licking County, OH 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #92 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 28 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,733 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
260
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
185,564
+3.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 property management companies in Licking County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Licking County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,733 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.6 times 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.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Licking County in 2023. That is one for every 3,812 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Licking County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Licking County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #92 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 28 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Licking County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Licking County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLicking CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.02.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)260121100
Households per official establishment3,8122,5831,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,733$13,878$16,661
Median household income$84,426$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 18
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Licking 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 Licking County

Population, 2025 estimate
185,564+3.8% since 2020
Households
68,620
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
682 sq. mi.
People per square mile
266
Median household income
$84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,408
Median home value
$275,200
Jobs located here
73,355
Daytime population
169,108Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for property management companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Licking County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Licking County, OH7471.0260+3.8%#92 of 910
2Warren County, OH73151.6183+5.7%#108 of 910
3Delaware County, OH73192.3140+12.5%#112 of 910
4Fairfield County, OH7181.3204+6.5%#126 of 910
5Medina County, OH7081.1254+1.3%#138 of 910
6Clermont County, OH67161.9141+3.9%#176 of 910
7Lorain County, OH64231.8140+3.1%#220 of 910
8Wayne County, OH6361.4183−0.1%#226 of 910
9Greene County, OH63131.9142+3.7%#236 of 910
10Lake County, OH62151.5174−0.1%#247 of 910

Other business types in Licking County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Licking County, OH?

Licking County has 7 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1B a year, or $14,733 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.6 times 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 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Licking County has 1.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 260, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Licking County would have about 18, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,812 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Licking County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 74 for property management companies (upper middle), #92 of 910 scored counties.

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