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Home inspectors in Jefferson County, CO
The home inspectors in Jefferson County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #269 of 415 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,674 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 76
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,451
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 home inspectors in Jefferson County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $20,674 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 24% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Jefferson County was 32 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,554 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $671K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Jefferson County.
Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home inspectors, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #269 of 415 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Colorado.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 76 | 79 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,554 | 10,743 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | +4.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,674 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $110,656 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 32+3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $671K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,451−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 241,735
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 758
- Median household income
- $110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,995
- Median home value
- $637,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,943
- Daytime population
- 537,313Residents 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 Jefferson 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management54
- Mortgage brokers and lenders36
- Home inspectors42
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Jefferson County, CO?
Jefferson County has 25 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5B a year, or $20,674 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 24% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, CO compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Jefferson County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 76, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 19, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,554 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 42 for home inspectors (lower middle), #269 of 415 scored counties.
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