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Home inspectors in Jefferson County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Jefferson County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #205 of 415 scored counties
#4 of 6 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,846 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 90
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,846 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 10% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.
There are 17 home inspectors on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 22,490 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Jefferson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #205 of 415 scored counties and #4 of 6 scored counties in Alabama.
How Jefferson County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 90 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 22,490 | 24,657 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.6% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,846 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $879K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services 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
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Jefferson County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AL | 74 | 8 | 0.5 | 127 | +11.0% | #36 of 415 |
| 2Mobile County, AL | 55 | 7 | 0.4 | 123 | −0.7% | #158 of 415 |
| 3Lee County, AL | 54 | 5 | 0.7 | 76 | +8.6% | #172 of 415 |
| 4Jefferson County, AL | 49 | 17 | 0.6 | 90 | −1.3% | #205 of 415 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 40 | 10 | 1.2 | 56 | +6.5% | #292 of 415 |
| 6Baldwin County, AL | 33 | 12 | 1.2 | 48 | +14.8% | #339 of 415 |
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 estate25
- Real estate agents and brokers27
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders25
- Home inspectors49
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Jefferson County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 home inspectors in Jefferson County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4B a year, or $14,846 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 10% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Jefferson County has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 90, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,490 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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 scores 49 for home inspectors (lower middle), #205 of 415 scored counties.
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