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Property management companies in Chesterfield County, VA

How Chesterfield County, VA 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 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #63 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 40 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
64
+10.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,206 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
207
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
397,148
+8.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Chesterfield County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #63 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 40 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 property management companies in Chesterfield County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Chesterfield County spend about $2.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,206 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.1 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Chesterfield County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,190 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chesterfield County grew 8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chesterfield County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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.

Property management in Chesterfield County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureChesterfield CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)207105100
Households per official establishment2,1901,7871,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.3%+9.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,206$16,844$16,661
Median household income$101,931$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 64+10.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
266
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
397,148+8.7% since 2020
Households
140,155
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
892
Median household income
$101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,631
Median home value
$366,000
Jobs located here
149,426
Daytime population
346,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for property management companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesterfield County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA82132.5142+8.3%#20 of 910
2Hanover County, VA7781.9171+5.6%#54 of 910
3Loudoun County, VA77342.4166+6.4%#56 of 910
4Chesterfield County, VA76211.5207+8.7%#63 of 910
5Rockingham County, VA7651.5182+6.6%#66 of 910
6Suffolk city, VA7671.8159+10.4%#68 of 910
7Prince William County, VA76362.3152+4.2%#69 of 910
8Frederick County, VA7572.0154+8.8%#85 of 910
9Spotsylvania County, VA70163.0104+10.5%#148 of 910
10Chesapeake city, VA68141.5201+2.3%#154 of 910

Other business types in Chesterfield County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Chesterfield County, VA?

There are 21 property management companies on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.4B a year, or $17,206 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.1 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 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Chesterfield County has 1.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 207, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 43, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,190 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 76 for property management companies (high), #63 of 910 scored counties.

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