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Property management companies in Pierce County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Pierce County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #380 of 910 scored counties
#18 of 24 scored counties in Washington

Listings
126
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
197
−7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,560 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
98
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
946,288
+2.5% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Pierce County comes to about $6.9B a year: $19,560 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2% 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.

Pierce County has 126 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Pierce County was 197 in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,783 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Pierce County.

Population estimates put the population change in Pierce County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Pierce County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #380 of 910 scored counties and #18 of 24 scored counties in Washington.

How Pierce County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Pierce County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)98117100
Households per official establishment1,7831,4181,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.1%+0.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,560$19,779$16,661
Median household income$99,564$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
212 → 197−7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,535
Annual payroll, 2023
$113.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1264 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$600K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
946,288+2.5% since 2020
Households
351,330
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
558
Median household income
$99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,504
Median home value
$526,600
Jobs located here
329,848
Daytime population
851,977Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cowlitz County, WA7971.6196+3.5%#38 of 910
2Mason County, WA7962.3141+7.8%#43 of 910
3Lewis County, WA7551.5204+6.7%#80 of 910
4Snohomish County, WA73682.2174+4.9%#109 of 910
5Grays Harbor County, WA7162.0150+3.0%#135 of 910
6Chelan County, WA6751.6208+3.3%#166 of 910
7Skagit County, WA67122.3146+2.4%#173 of 910
8Benton County, WA66192.4138+6.9%#186 of 910
9Clallam County, WA6582.3135+1.1%#202 of 910
10Grant County, WA6472.0155+6.3%#218 of 910
18Pierce County, WA541263.698+2.5%#380 of 910

Other business types in Pierce County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Pierce County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 126 property management companies in Pierce County. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $6.9B a year, or $19,560 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 126 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2% 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 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Pierce 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 98, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Pierce County would have about 124, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,783 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 54 for property management companies (upper middle), #380 of 910 scored counties.

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