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Property management companies in Smith County, TX
How Smith County, TX 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #593 of 910 scored counties
#39 of 54 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 30
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +36.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,154 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 76
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,549
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 property management companies in Smith County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Smith County comes to about $1.3B a year: $15,154 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 24% 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.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Smith County in 2023, up 36.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,485 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $280K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Smith County.
Population estimates put the population change in Smith County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Smith County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #593 of 910 scored counties and #39 of 54 scored counties in Texas.
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 76 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,485 | 1,686 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.6% | +17.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,154 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,192 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 56+36.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 301 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $280K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,549+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 83,134
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,956
- Median home value
- $240,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,630
- Daytime population
- 252,433Residents 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 Smith 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 |
| 39Smith County, TX | 42 | 30 | 3.6 | 76 | +7.8% | #593 of 910 |
Other business types in Smith 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management42
- Mortgage brokers and lenders48
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Smith County, TX?
Smith County has 30 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 36.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Smith County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.3B a year, or $15,154 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 24% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,134 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Smith County has 3.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 76, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Smith County would have about 23, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,485 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Smith County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. The median household income in Smith County is $74,192 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Smith County scores 42 for property management companies (lower middle), #593 of 910 scored counties.
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