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Home inspectors in La Plata County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in La Plata County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #361 of 415 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $450.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,473 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 34
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in La Plata County is 31 (lower middle), #361 of 415 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $18,473 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in La Plata County spend about $450.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 66% 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 5 home inspectors on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in La Plata County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in La Plata County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How La Plata 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 34 | 79 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,743 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,473 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Colorado, with La Plata County marked.
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 |
| 12La Plata County, CO | 31 | 5 | 2.1 | 34 | +2.2% | #361 of 415 |
Other business types in La Plata 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 estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders37
- Home inspectors31
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in La Plata County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home inspectors in La Plata County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in La Plata County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $450.3M a year, or $18,473 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 66% 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
La Plata County has 2.1 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 34, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, La Plata County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 31 for home inspectors (lower middle), #361 of 415 scored counties.
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