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Property management companies in Thurston County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Thurston County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #300 of 910 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 32
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,912 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 126
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 property management companies in Thurston County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Thurston County comes to about $2.2B a year: $18,912 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 26% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 75 businesses with payroll in Thurston County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Thurston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Thurston County is 59 (upper middle), #300 of 910 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in Washington.
How Thurston 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.
| Measure | Thurston County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 126 | 117 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,585 | 1,418 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,912 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 75−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 417
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Thurston 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 Thurston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cowlitz County, WA | 79 | 7 | 1.6 | 196 | +3.5% | #38 of 910 |
| 2Mason County, WA | 79 | 6 | 2.3 | 141 | +7.8% | #43 of 910 |
| 3Lewis County, WA | 75 | 5 | 1.5 | 204 | +6.7% | #80 of 910 |
| 4Snohomish County, WA | 73 | 68 | 2.2 | 174 | +4.9% | #109 of 910 |
| 5Grays Harbor County, WA | 71 | 6 | 2.0 | 150 | +3.0% | #135 of 910 |
| 6Chelan County, WA | 67 | 5 | 1.6 | 208 | +3.3% | #166 of 910 |
| 7Skagit County, WA | 67 | 12 | 2.3 | 146 | +2.4% | #173 of 910 |
| 8Benton County, WA | 66 | 19 | 2.4 | 138 | +6.9% | #186 of 910 |
| 9Clallam County, WA | 65 | 8 | 2.3 | 135 | +1.1% | #202 of 910 |
| 10Grant County, WA | 64 | 7 | 2.0 | 155 | +6.3% | #218 of 910 |
| 15Thurston County, WA | 59 | 32 | 2.7 | 126 | +2.8% | #300 of 910 |
Other business types in Thurston 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers50
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors47
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Thurston County, WA?
Thurston County has 32 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 75 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.2B a year, or $18,912 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 26% 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 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Thurston County has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 126, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Thurston County would have about 41, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Thurston County scores 59 for property management companies (upper middle), #300 of 910 scored counties.
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