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Home inspectors in Larimer County, CO
How Larimer 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #207 of 415 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,207 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 75
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 377,292
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $19,207 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Larimer County spend about $3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 25% 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.
Larimer County has 15 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 3% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Larimer County in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,712 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Larimer County.
Population estimates put the population change in Larimer County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Larimer County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #207 of 415 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Colorado.
How Larimer 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 | Larimer County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 75 | 79 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,712 | 10,743 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | +4.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,207 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $93,765 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 243
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Larimer 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 Larimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 377,292+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 154,232
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,596 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 142
- Median household income
- $93,765+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,442
- Median home value
- $569,100
- Jobs located here
- 161,552
- Daytime population
- 361,475Residents 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 Larimer 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 |
Other business types in Larimer 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 estate38
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management46
- Mortgage brokers and lenders39
- Home inspectors49
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Larimer County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 home inspectors in Larimer County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Larimer County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3B a year, or $19,207 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 25% 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 154,232 households in Larimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Larimer County, CO compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Larimer 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 75, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Larimer County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,712 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Larimer County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Larimer County at 377,292 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,232 households. The median household income in Larimer County is $93,765 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Larimer County scores 49 for home inspectors (lower middle), #207 of 415 scored counties.
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