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Property management companies in James City County, VA
The property management companies in James City County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #243 of 910 scored counties
#11 of 40 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $563.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,609 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 113
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,326
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $17,609 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in James City County spend about $563.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 13% 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.
James City County has 9 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in James City County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $290K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in James City County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of James City County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, James City County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #243 of 910 scored counties and #11 of 40 scored counties in Virginia.
How James City 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.
| Measure | James City County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 113 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,133 | 1,787 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,609 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $109,985 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- 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
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $290K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in James City 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 James City County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,326+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 31,990
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 569
- Median household income
- $109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,336
- Median home value
- $447,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,780
- Daytime population
- 77,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 82 | 13 | 2.5 | 142 | +8.3% | #20 of 910 |
| 2Hanover County, VA | 77 | 8 | 1.9 | 171 | +5.6% | #54 of 910 |
| 3Loudoun County, VA | 77 | 34 | 2.4 | 166 | +6.4% | #56 of 910 |
| 4Chesterfield County, VA | 76 | 21 | 1.5 | 207 | +8.7% | #63 of 910 |
| 5Rockingham County, VA | 76 | 5 | 1.5 | 182 | +6.6% | #66 of 910 |
| 6Suffolk city, VA | 76 | 7 | 1.8 | 159 | +10.4% | #68 of 910 |
| 7Prince William County, VA | 76 | 36 | 2.3 | 152 | +4.2% | #69 of 910 |
| 8Frederick County, VA | 75 | 7 | 2.0 | 154 | +8.8% | #85 of 910 |
| 9Spotsylvania County, VA | 70 | 16 | 3.0 | 104 | +10.5% | #148 of 910 |
| 10Chesapeake city, VA | 68 | 14 | 1.5 | 201 | +2.3% | #154 of 910 |
| 11James City County, VA | 63 | 9 | 2.8 | 113 | +6.2% | #243 of 910 |
Other business types in James City 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 estate38
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders34
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in James City County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 property management companies in James City County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in James City County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $563.3M a year, or $17,609 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 13% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.
How does James City County, VA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
James City County has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 113, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, James City County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is James City County, VA growing?
Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County scores 63 for property management companies (upper middle), #243 of 910 scored counties.
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