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Property management companies in Portage County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Portage County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #269 of 910 scored counties
#11 of 28 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $910.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,955 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 273
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 70% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,404
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 property management companies in Portage County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Portage County spend about $910.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,955 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.7 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Portage County in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,610 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Portage County.
Population estimates put the population change in Portage County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Portage County is 61 (upper middle), #269 of 910 scored counties and #11 of 28 scored counties in Ohio.
How Portage 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 | Portage County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 273 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,610 | 2,583 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | +4.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,955 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $75,766 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 25+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Portage 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 Portage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,404+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 65,249
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $75,766+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,106
- Median home value
- $227,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,772
- Daytime population
- 143,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for property management companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Portage County marked.
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 |
| 11Portage County, OH | 61 | 6 | 0.9 | 273 | +1.0% | #269 of 910 |
Other business types in Portage 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 estate60
- Real estate agents and brokers63
- Property management61
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Portage County, OH?
There are 6 property management companies on map listings in Portage County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Portage County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $910.5M a year, or $13,955 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.7 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 65,249 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portage County, OH compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Portage County has 0.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 273, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Portage County would have about 16, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,610 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Portage County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Portage County at 163,404 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,249 households. The median household income in Portage County is $75,766 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Portage County scores 61 for property management companies (upper middle), #269 of 910 scored counties.
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