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Home inspectors in Baxter County, AR
How Baxter County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #405 of 415 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $251.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,007 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 19
- 81% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 4.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,982
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, Baxter County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #405 of 415 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home inspectors in Baxter County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 4.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Baxter County comes to about $251.7M a year: $13,007 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 81% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Baxter County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Baxter County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Baxter County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Baxter County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 19 | 88 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 26,217 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,007 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $48,452 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- 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
- 1The 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 building inspection services in Baxter 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 Baxter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,982+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,348
- Median age
- 51.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $48,452+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,486
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 16,323
- Daytime population
- 43,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Baxter County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 57 | 16 | 1.4 | 45 | +16.0% | #144 of 415 |
| 2Pulaski County, AR | 53 | 7 | 0.4 | 136 | +1.3% | #175 of 415 |
| 3Washington County, AR | 41 | 10 | 1.0 | 55 | +9.9% | #279 of 415 |
| 4Saline County, AR | 32 | 7 | 1.4 | 41 | +7.6% | #350 of 415 |
| 5Craighead County, AR | 31 | 6 | 1.4 | 40 | +4.8% | #360 of 415 |
| 6Baxter County, AR | 14 | 5 | 2.6 | 19 | +3.1% | #405 of 415 |
| 7Garland County, AR | 8 | 7 | 1.6 | 32 | −0.6% | #414 of 415 |
Other business types in Baxter 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 estate36
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management37
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors14
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Baxter County, AR?
Baxter County has 5 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Baxter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Baxter County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $251.7M a year, or $13,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 81% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,348 households in Baxter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baxter County, AR compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Baxter County has 2.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 4.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 19, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Baxter County would have about 1, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Baxter County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Baxter County at 42,982 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,348 households. Median household income in Baxter County is $48,452, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. Baxter County scores 14 for home inspectors (low), #405 of 415 scored counties.
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