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Home inspectors in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
The home inspectors in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #77 of 243 scored metro areas
#13 of 17 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 191
- 10 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 392
- +20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,678 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 177
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,844,441
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area spend about $88.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,678 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 77% 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.
There are 191 home inspectors on map listings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 10 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 392 businesses with payroll in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area classed as building inspection services, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 11,478 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $718K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area is 57 (upper middle), #77 of 243 scored metro areas and #13 of 17 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area 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 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 177 | 168 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 11,478 | 13,535 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.6% | +14.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,678 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,958 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 392+20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,398
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $85.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 337The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $718K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area, 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 the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,844,441−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,499,409
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,854 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,673
- Median household income
- $95,958+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,506
- Median home value
- $871,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,588,635
- Daytime population
- 13,463,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for home inspectors, numbered among those based in California, with the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 85 | 9 | 0.4 | 198 | +5.5% | #1 of 243 |
| 2San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 81 | 16 | 0.2 | 391 | −0.6% | #4 of 243 |
| 3San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 75 | 48 | 0.3 | 313 | −2.4% | #15 of 243 |
| 4Vallejo, CA | 75 | 8 | 0.5 | 148 | +0.6% | #17 of 243 |
| 5Salinas, CA | 73 | 7 | 0.5 | 141 | −1.5% | #21 of 243 |
| 6Fresno, CA | 71 | 11 | 0.3 | 225 | +3.2% | #24 of 243 |
| 7Modesto, CA | 70 | 6 | 0.3 | 204 | +0.7% | #27 of 243 |
| 8San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 68 | 5 | 0.5 | 163 | 0.0% | #31 of 243 |
| 9Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 66 | 60 | 0.7 | 110 | +3.2% | #40 of 243 |
| 10Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 64 | 10 | 0.7 | 113 | −1.4% | #48 of 243 |
| 13Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 57 | 191 | 0.4 | 177 | −2.6% | #77 of 243 |
Other business types in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area
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 estate27
- Real estate agents and brokers29
- Property management30
- Mortgage brokers and lenders24
- Home inspectors57
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 191 home inspectors in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 392 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $88.5B a year, or $19,678 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 191 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 77% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,499,409 households in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area 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 177, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area would have about 337, against 191 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,478 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area at 12,844,441 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,499,409 households. The median household income in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area is $95,958 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area scores 57 for home inspectors (upper middle), #77 of 243 scored metro areas.
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