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Home inspectors in Douglas County, CO
The home inspectors in Douglas County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #71 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $23,432 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 139
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,396
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 home inspectors in Douglas County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Douglas County comes to about $3.3B a year: $23,432 per household, 41% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 39% 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 24 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as building inspection services, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,832 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Douglas County is 68 (upper middle), #71 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Douglas County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 139 | 79 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 5,832 | 10,743 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +4.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $23,432 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $149,594 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 24+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,396+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 139,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,544
- Median home value
- $713,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,461
- Daytime population
- 321,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denver County, CO | 71 | 26 | 0.8 | 97 | +3.2% | #53 of 415 |
| 2Douglas County, CO | 68 | 9 | 0.6 | 139 | +10.9% | #71 of 415 |
| 3Boulder County, CO | 63 | 8 | 0.6 | 134 | −0.7% | #97 of 415 |
| 4Adams County, CO | 63 | 16 | 0.8 | 86 | +6.6% | #104 of 415 |
| 5Weld County, CO | 60 | 11 | 0.9 | 82 | +14.2% | #122 of 415 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 54 | 24 | 0.9 | 82 | +2.8% | #169 of 415 |
| 7Larimer County, CO | 49 | 15 | 1.0 | 75 | +4.8% | #207 of 415 |
| 8Pueblo County, CO | 46 | 6 | 0.9 | 71 | +0.6% | #233 of 415 |
| 9Jefferson County, CO | 42 | 25 | 1.0 | 76 | −0.5% | #269 of 415 |
| 10El Paso County, CO | 38 | 45 | 1.6 | 47 | +3.2% | #310 of 415 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers46
- Property management65
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors68
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Douglas County, CO?
There are 9 home inspectors on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.3B a year, or $23,432 per household. That is 41% above the U.S. average (an index of 141, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 39% 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 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Douglas 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 139, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Douglas County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,832 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 68 for home inspectors (upper middle), #71 of 415 scored counties.
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