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Home inspectors in the Pueblo, CO metro area

How the Pueblo, CO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #159 of 243 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,413 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
71
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 home inspectors in the Pueblo metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $16,413 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Pueblo metro area spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 29% 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Pueblo metro area in 2023. That is one for every 17,131 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Pueblo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Pueblo metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #159 of 243 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Pueblo metro area 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 Pueblo, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.90.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7179100
Households per official establishment17,13110,74317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,413$19,501$16,661
Median household income$64,010$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$166K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 the Pueblo metro area, 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 the Pueblo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
169,277+0.6% since 2020
Households
68,523
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,458
Median home value
$291,300
Jobs located here
56,090
Daytime population
161,514Residents 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 metro areas in Colorado for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Pueblo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Boulder, CO6180.6134−0.7%#62 of 243
2Greeley, CO58110.982+14.2%#76 of 243
3Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO571050.990+4.1%#79 of 243
4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO48151.075+4.8%#139 of 243
5Pueblo, CO4360.971+0.6%#159 of 243
6Colorado Springs, CO34471.646+3.1%#195 of 243
7Grand Junction, CO3391.448+4.4%#199 of 243

Other business types in the Pueblo metro area

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in the Pueblo, CO metro area?

The Pueblo metro area has 6 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in the Pueblo, CO metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.1B a year, or $16,413 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 29% 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 68,523 households in the Pueblo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Pueblo, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The Pueblo metro area has 0.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 71, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Pueblo metro area would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,131 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Pueblo, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Pueblo metro area at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in the Pueblo metro area is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. The Pueblo metro area scores 43 for home inspectors (lower middle), #159 of 243 scored metro areas.

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