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Property management companies in Ector County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Ector County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #96 of 910 scored counties
#11 of 54 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $957.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,833 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 192
- 92% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 property management companies in Ector County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Ector County comes to about $957.7M a year: $14,833 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 92% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ector County in 2023. That is one for every 3,798 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ector County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ector County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #96 of 910 scored counties and #11 of 54 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ector County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 192 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,798 | 1,686 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,833 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for property management companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Ector County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 87 | 9 | 1.4 | 212 | +15.8% | #4 of 910 |
| 2Rockwall County, TX | 86 | 5 | 1.2 | 280 | +28.9% | #6 of 910 |
| 3Brazoria County, TX | 81 | 15 | 1.1 | 273 | +12.2% | #22 of 910 |
| 4Ellis County, TX | 81 | 13 | 1.8 | 166 | +24.0% | #27 of 910 |
| 5Parker County, TX | 81 | 13 | 2.3 | 135 | +23.5% | #29 of 910 |
| 6Grayson County, TX | 79 | 6 | 1.1 | 248 | +12.8% | #36 of 910 |
| 7Hunt County, TX | 78 | 6 | 1.6 | 171 | +23.0% | #49 of 910 |
| 8Fort Bend County, TX | 77 | 45 | 1.5 | 212 | +17.4% | #52 of 910 |
| 9Denton County, TX | 76 | 69 | 1.9 | 170 | +16.9% | #67 of 910 |
| 10Johnson County, TX | 75 | 13 | 2.0 | 143 | +20.5% | #86 of 910 |
| 11Ector County, TX | 74 | 9 | 1.4 | 192 | +5.0% | #96 of 910 |
Other business types in Ector 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 estate69
- Real estate agents and brokers76
- Property management74
- Mortgage brokers and lenders63
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Ector County, TX?
Ector County has 9 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $957.7M a year, or $14,833 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 92% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Ector County has 1.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 192, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Ector County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,798 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% 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. Ector County scores 74 for property management companies (upper middle), #96 of 910 scored counties.
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