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Property management companies in Marathon County, WI
The property management companies in Marathon 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 #559 of 910 scored counties
#18 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $814.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,081 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 81
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,432
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Marathon County spend about $814.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,081 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 19% 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.
Marathon County has 18 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Marathon County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 3,858 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marathon County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Marathon County is 44 (lower middle), #559 of 910 scored counties and #18 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Marathon 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.
| Measure | Marathon County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 81 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,858 | 2,585 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,081 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,884 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Marathon 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 Marathon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,432+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,866
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $77,884+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,899
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 72,449
- Daytime population
- 141,458Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Croix County, WI | 77 | 7 | 1.9 | 154 | +4.7% | #58 of 910 |
| 2Washington County, WI | 68 | 7 | 1.2 | 224 | +1.8% | #152 of 910 |
| 3Portage County, WI | 63 | 5 | 1.7 | 149 | +2.2% | #234 of 910 |
| 4Outagamie County, WI | 61 | 15 | 1.9 | 138 | +2.6% | #275 of 910 |
| 5Sheboygan County, WI | 59 | 8 | 1.6 | 155 | 0.0% | #295 of 910 |
| 6Fond du Lac County, WI | 59 | 7 | 1.6 | 154 | +0.5% | #296 of 910 |
| 7Racine County, WI | 57 | 14 | 1.7 | 147 | +0.4% | #319 of 910 |
| 8Jefferson County, WI | 56 | 7 | 2.0 | 128 | +0.3% | #340 of 910 |
| 9Waukesha County, WI | 55 | 35 | 2.1 | 141 | +2.4% | #359 of 910 |
| 10Wood County, WI | 53 | 6 | 1.9 | 129 | −0.2% | #385 of 910 |
| 18Marathon County, WI | 44 | 18 | 3.1 | 81 | +1.0% | #559 of 910 |
Other business types in Marathon 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 estate44
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders61
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Marathon County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 property management companies in Marathon County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Marathon County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $814.8M a year, or $14,081 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 19% 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 57,866 households in Marathon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marathon County, WI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Marathon County has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Marathon County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,858 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Marathon County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marathon County at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in Marathon County is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Marathon County scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #559 of 910 scored counties.
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