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Property management companies in Waukesha County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Waukesha County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #359 of 910 scored counties
#9 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 35
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,270 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 141
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 property management companies in Waukesha County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Waukesha County comes to about $2.7B a year: $16,270 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 41% 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 103 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Waukesha County in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,637 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Waukesha County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Waukesha County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #359 of 910 scored counties and #9 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 141 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,637 | 2,585 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +19.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,270 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92 → 103+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,963
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $90.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 350 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for property management companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waukesha County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management55
- Mortgage brokers and lenders30
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Waukesha County, WI?
Waukesha County has 35 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 103 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.7B a year, or $16,270 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 35 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 41% 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 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Waukesha County has 2.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 141, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 49, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,637 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 55 for property management companies (upper middle), #359 of 910 scored counties.
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