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Home inspectors in El Dorado County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in El Dorado County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #136 of 415 scored counties
#17 of 24 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,748 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 192,323
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 home inspectors in El Dorado County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in El Dorado County comes to about $1.6B a year: $20,748 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is in line with 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in El Dorado County in 2023. That is one for every 12,698 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in El Dorado County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in El Dorado County is 57 (upper middle), #136 of 415 scored counties and #17 of 24 scored counties in California.
How El Dorado County compares
The same measures for California 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 | El Dorado County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 100 | 168 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 12,698 | 13,535 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,748 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $108,845 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $969K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 192,323+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 76,185
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,708 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $108,845+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,330
- Median home value
- $679,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,451
- Daytime population
- 166,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for home inspectors, numbered among those based in California, with El Dorado County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 83 | 9 | 0.4 | 198 | +5.5% | #4 of 415 |
| 2Santa Clara County, CA | 82 | 16 | 0.2 | 380 | −0.9% | #7 of 415 |
| 3San Francisco County, CA | 79 | 9 | 0.2 | 350 | −5.6% | #13 of 415 |
| 4Solano County, CA | 74 | 8 | 0.5 | 148 | +0.6% | #34 of 415 |
| 5Alameda County, CA | 73 | 23 | 0.4 | 221 | −2.6% | #40 of 415 |
| 6Fresno County, CA | 73 | 10 | 0.3 | 217 | +2.6% | #41 of 415 |
| 7Contra Costa County, CA | 72 | 10 | 0.2 | 348 | +0.3% | #45 of 415 |
| 8Monterey County, CA | 71 | 7 | 0.5 | 141 | −1.5% | #48 of 415 |
| 9Sacramento County, CA | 70 | 38 | 0.7 | 109 | +2.0% | #60 of 415 |
| 10Stanislaus County, CA | 69 | 6 | 0.3 | 204 | +0.7% | #61 of 415 |
| 17El Dorado County, CA | 57 | 6 | 0.8 | 100 | +0.6% | #136 of 415 |
Other business types in El Dorado 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management47
- Mortgage brokers and lenders39
- Home inspectors57
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in El Dorado County, CA?
El Dorado County has 6 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in El Dorado County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.6B a year, or $20,748 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is in line with 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 76,185 households in El Dorado County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Dorado County, CA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
El Dorado County has 0.8 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,698 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is El Dorado County, CA growing?
Population estimates put El Dorado County at 192,323 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,185 households. Median household income in El Dorado County is $108,845, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. El Dorado County scores 57 for home inspectors (upper middle), #136 of 415 scored counties.
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