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Property management companies in Douglas County, WI

The property management companies in Douglas County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #552 of 910 scored counties
#17 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$261M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,620 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
94
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,990
−0.8% 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

Households in Douglas County spend about $261M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,620 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 6% 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.

There are 5 property management companies on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Douglas County in 2023. That is one for every 4,790 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Douglas County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #552 of 910 scored counties and #17 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Douglas County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)94101100
Households per official establishment4,7902,5851,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,620$14,211$16,661
Median household income$75,099$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$408K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,990−0.8% since 2020
Households
19,160
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,304 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$75,099+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,663
Median home value
$205,800
Jobs located here
16,736
Daytime population
39,971Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1St. Croix County, WI7771.9154+4.7%#58 of 910
2Washington County, WI6871.2224+1.8%#152 of 910
3Portage County, WI6351.7149+2.2%#234 of 910
4Outagamie County, WI61151.9138+2.6%#275 of 910
5Sheboygan County, WI5981.61550.0%#295 of 910
6Fond du Lac County, WI5971.6154+0.5%#296 of 910
7Racine County, WI57141.7147+0.4%#319 of 910
8Jefferson County, WI5672.0128+0.3%#340 of 910
9Waukesha County, WI55352.1141+2.4%#359 of 910
10Wood County, WI5361.9129−0.2%#385 of 910
17Douglas County, WI4452.694−0.8%#552 of 910

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Douglas County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 property management companies in Douglas County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Douglas County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $261M a year, or $13,620 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 6% 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 19,160 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, WI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Douglas County has 2.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 94, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,790 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 43,990 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,160 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $75,099, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Douglas County scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #552 of 910 scored counties.

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