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Property management companies in Lorain County, OH
The property management companies in Lorain County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #220 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 28 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,060 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 140
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 323,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,060 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Lorain County spend about $1.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 40% 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.
Lorain County has 23 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Lorain County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,398 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lorain County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Lorain County is 64 (upper middle), #220 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 28 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lorain 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.
| Measure | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 140 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,398 | 2,583 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +4.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,060 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,347 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 29+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 245
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Lorain 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 Lorain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 323,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 127,544
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 646
- Median household income
- $73,347+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,714
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Jobs located here
- 99,992
- Daytime population
- 270,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Licking County, OH | 74 | 7 | 1.0 | 260 | +3.8% | #92 of 910 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 73 | 15 | 1.6 | 183 | +5.7% | #108 of 910 |
| 3Delaware County, OH | 73 | 19 | 2.3 | 140 | +12.5% | #112 of 910 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 71 | 8 | 1.3 | 204 | +6.5% | #126 of 910 |
| 5Medina County, OH | 70 | 8 | 1.1 | 254 | +1.3% | #138 of 910 |
| 6Clermont County, OH | 67 | 16 | 1.9 | 141 | +3.9% | #176 of 910 |
| 7Lorain County, OH | 64 | 23 | 1.8 | 140 | +3.1% | #220 of 910 |
| 8Wayne County, OH | 63 | 6 | 1.4 | 183 | −0.1% | #226 of 910 |
| 9Greene County, OH | 63 | 13 | 1.9 | 142 | +3.7% | #236 of 910 |
| 10Lake County, OH | 62 | 15 | 1.5 | 174 | −0.1% | #247 of 910 |
Other business types in Lorain 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 estate61
- Real estate agents and brokers67
- Property management64
- Mortgage brokers and lenders58
- Home inspectors50
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Lorain County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 property management companies in Lorain County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Lorain County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.8B a year, or $14,060 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 40% 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 127,544 households in Lorain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lorain County, OH compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Lorain County has 1.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 140, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lorain County would have about 32, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,398 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Lorain County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lorain County at 323,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,544 households. Median household income in Lorain County is $73,347, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Lorain County scores 64 for property management companies (upper middle), #220 of 910 scored counties.
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