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Home inspectors in San Bernardino County, CA
How San Bernardino County, CA 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #176 of 415 scored counties
#22 of 24 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 39
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- +35.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,364 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 121
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,224,091
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 home inspectors in San Bernardino County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in San Bernardino County spend about $12.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,364 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 21% 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 77 businesses with payroll in San Bernardino County classed as building inspection services, up 35.1% from 2019. That is one for every 8,765 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in San Bernardino County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Bernardino County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, San Bernardino County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #176 of 415 scored counties and #22 of 24 scored counties in California.
How San Bernardino 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 | San Bernardino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 121 | 168 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 8,765 | 13,535 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.1% | +14.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,364 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,478 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 77+35.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 674,915
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 20,068 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,213
- Median home value
- $505,000
- Jobs located here
- 841,641
- Daytime population
- 2,086,204Residents 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 San Bernardino 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 |
| 22San Bernardino County, CA | 53 | 39 | 0.6 | 121 | +1.9% | #176 of 415 |
Other business types in San Bernardino 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 estate41
- Real estate agents and brokers44
- Property management56
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors53
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in San Bernardino County, CA?
San Bernardino County has 39 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019.
How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $12.4B a year, or $18,364 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 39 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 21% 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 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
San Bernardino County has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 121, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 47, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,765 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 53 for home inspectors (upper middle), #176 of 415 scored counties.
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