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Home inspectors in Los Angeles County, CA

The home inspectors in Los Angeles County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #111 of 415 scored counties
#16 of 24 scored counties in California

Listings
136
7 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
243
+11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,180 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
184
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,694,934
−3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 136 home inspectors in Los Angeles County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 5%, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in Los Angeles County spend about $65.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,180 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 84% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 243 businesses with payroll in Los Angeles County classed as building inspection services, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 14,059 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $668K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Los Angeles County.

Population estimates put the population change in Los Angeles County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Los Angeles County is 61 (upper middle), #111 of 415 scored counties and #16 of 24 scored counties in California.

How Los Angeles 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.

Home inspectors in Los Angeles County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)184168100
Households per official establishment14,05913,53517,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.5%+14.5%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,180$19,977$16,661
Median household income$90,112$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6155

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
218 → 243+11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
536
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1367 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
250The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$668K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
Households
3,416,449
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,416
Median household income
$90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$834,200
Jobs located here
4,875,632
Daytime population
10,082,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for home inspectors, numbered among those based in California, with Los Angeles County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA8390.4198+5.5%#4 of 415
2Santa Clara County, CA82160.2380−0.9%#7 of 415
3San Francisco County, CA7990.2350−5.6%#13 of 415
4Solano County, CA7480.5148+0.6%#34 of 415
5Alameda County, CA73230.4221−2.6%#40 of 415
6Fresno County, CA73100.3217+2.6%#41 of 415
7Contra Costa County, CA72100.2348+0.3%#45 of 415
8Monterey County, CA7170.5141−1.5%#48 of 415
9Sacramento County, CA70380.7109+2.0%#60 of 415
10Stanislaus County, CA6960.3204+0.7%#61 of 415
16Los Angeles County, CA611360.4184−3.0%#111 of 415

Other business types in Los Angeles County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Los Angeles County, CA?

There are 136 home inspectors on map listings in Los Angeles County as of September 2026. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Los Angeles County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $65.5B a year, or $19,180 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 136 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 84% above 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 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Los Angeles County, CA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Los Angeles County has 0.4 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 184, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 250, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,059 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Los Angeles County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Los Angeles County scores 61 for home inspectors (upper middle), #111 of 415 scored counties.

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