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Property management companies in Eau Claire County, WI

How Eau Claire County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #847 of 910 scored counties
#25 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
29
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
26
−13.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$627.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,024 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
39
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,033
+3.0% 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

Eau Claire County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #847 of 910 scored counties and #25 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Eau Claire County comes to about $627.2M a year: $14,024 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 61% 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 29 property management companies on map listings in Eau Claire County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Eau Claire County in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,720 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Eau Claire County. Population estimates put the population change in Eau Claire County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureEau Claire CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.52.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)39101100
Households per official establishment1,7202,5851,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.3%+19.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,024$14,211$16,661
Median household income$74,546$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2547

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 26−13.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
290 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
109,033+3.0% since 2020
Households
44,726
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
168
Median household income
$74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,242
Median home value
$261,000
Jobs located here
60,899
Daytime population
119,781Residents 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 Eau Claire 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
25Eau Claire County, WI25296.539+3.0%#847 of 910

Other business types in Eau Claire County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Eau Claire County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 property management companies in Eau Claire County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019.

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

About $627.2M a year, or $14,024 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 61% 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 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eau Claire County has 6.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 39, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 11, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,720 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Eau Claire County scores 25 for property management companies (lower middle), #847 of 910 scored counties.

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