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Property management companies in Jefferson County, WV
How Jefferson County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $382M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,750 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 172
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,102
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 property management companies in Jefferson County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Jefferson County comes to about $382M a year: $16,750 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 72% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 7,601 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 property management companies on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Jefferson County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Jefferson County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 172 | 173 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,601 | 4,286 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,750 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $98,806 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $609K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,102+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,804
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $98,806+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,421
- Median home value
- $350,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,187
- Daytime population
- 48,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 81 | 8 | 1.6 | 176 | +13.7% | #26 of 910 |
| 2Wood County, WV | 50 | 7 | 2.0 | 126 | −2.1% | #438 of 910 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 46 | 9 | 3.9 | 72 | −1.0% | #527 of 910 |
| 4Kanawha County, WV | 45 | 14 | 1.8 | 137 | −4.3% | #530 of 910 |
| 5Raleigh County, WV | 44 | 5 | 1.7 | 137 | −3.5% | #541 of 910 |
| 6Harrison County, WV | 44 | 8 | 3.0 | 84 | −2.5% | #557 of 910 |
| 7Monongalia County, WV | 42 | 14 | 3.1 | 85 | +2.0% | #590 of 910 |
| 8Cabell County, WV | 39 | 10 | 2.5 | 97 | −3.2% | #633 of 910 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | 172 | +9.2% |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders61
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Jefferson County, WV?
There are 4 property management companies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $382M a year, or $16,750 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 72% 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 22,804 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WV compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Jefferson County has 1.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 172, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,601 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 63,102 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,804 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $98,806 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Jefferson County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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