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Property management companies in Brown County, SD
How Brown County, SD 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #775 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $221.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,624 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 67
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,561
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Brown County is 31 (lower middle), #775 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Brown County comes to about $221.9M a year: $13,624 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 33% 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.
There are 6 property management companies on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Brown County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,257 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Brown County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Brown County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Brown County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 67 | 82 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,257 | 2,176 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,624 | $13,945 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,898 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- 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
- 4The 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,561−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,285
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $70,898+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,772
- Median home value
- $221,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,972
- Daytime population
- 38,336Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 44 | 12 | 4.3 | 66 | +17.5% | #563 of 910 |
| 2Brookings County, SD | 44 | 6 | 4.3 | 56 | +9.6% | #566 of 910 |
| 3Minnehaha County, SD | 36 | 40 | 4.7 | 54 | +7.6% | #691 of 910 |
| 4Pennington County, SD | 34 | 16 | 3.5 | 73 | +6.6% | #722 of 910 |
| 5Brown County, SD | 31 | 6 | 3.7 | 67 | −1.7% | #775 of 910 |
| 6Codington County, SD | 28 | 5 | 4.0 | 61 | +4.3% | #810 of 910 |
| 7Lawrence County, SD | 25 | 6 | 5.0 | 49 | +14.0% | #845 of 910 |
Other business types in Brown 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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers36
- Property management31
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Brown County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 property management companies in Brown County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Brown County, SD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $221.9M a year, or $13,624 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 33% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,285 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, SD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Brown County has 3.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 67, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Brown County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,257 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 37,561 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,285 households. Median household income in Brown County is $70,898, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. Brown County scores 31 for property management companies (lower middle), #775 of 910 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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