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Home inspectors in Washington County, AR
How Washington 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #279 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,934 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 55
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 271,213
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,934 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 45% 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 10 home inspectors on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 12,148 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #279 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 55 | 88 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 12,148 | 26,217 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,934 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,639 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $409K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 271,213+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 97,184
- Median age
- 34.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 942 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $70,639+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,734
- Median home value
- $298,400
- Jobs located here
- 127,830
- Daytime population
- 267,535Residents 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers39
- Property management40
- Mortgage brokers and lenders78
- Home inspectors41
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Washington County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 home inspectors in Washington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $14,934 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 45% 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 97,184 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, AR compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Washington County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 55, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Washington County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,148 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 271,213 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 97,184 households. The median household income in Washington County is $70,639 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Washington County scores 41 for home inspectors (lower middle), #279 of 415 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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