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Home inspectors in El Paso County, CO

How El Paso County, CO 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #310 of 415 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
45
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
27
−15.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,953 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
47
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
757,040
+3.2% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in El Paso County comes to about $5.5B a year: $18,953 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 53% below 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 45 home inspectors on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in El Paso County was 27 in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 10,748 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in El Paso County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Paso County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in El Paso County is 38 (lower middle), #310 of 415 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Colorado.

How El Paso 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.

Home inspectors in El Paso County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.60.90.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4779100
Households per official establishment10,74810,74317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.6%+4.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,953$19,501$16,661
Median household income$90,363$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 27−15.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
451 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in El Paso 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 Paso County

Population, 2025 estimate
757,040+3.2% since 2020
Households
290,190
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,126 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,684
Median home value
$461,000
Jobs located here
284,746
Daytime population
727,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Colorado, with El Paso County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Denver County, CO71260.897+3.2%#53 of 415
2Douglas County, CO6890.6139+10.9%#71 of 415
3Boulder County, CO6380.6134−0.7%#97 of 415
4Adams County, CO63160.886+6.6%#104 of 415
5Weld County, CO60110.982+14.2%#122 of 415
6Arapahoe County, CO54240.982+2.8%#169 of 415
7Larimer County, CO49151.075+4.8%#207 of 415
8Pueblo County, CO4660.971+0.6%#233 of 415
9Jefferson County, CO42251.076−0.5%#269 of 415
10El Paso County, CO38451.647+3.2%#310 of 415

Other business types in El Paso County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in El Paso County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 home inspectors in El Paso County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019.

How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.5B a year, or $18,953 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 45 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 53% below 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 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.

How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

El Paso County has 1.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 47, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, El Paso County would have about 21, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,748 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?

Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 38 for home inspectors (lower middle), #310 of 415 scored counties.

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