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Home inspectors in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #22 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,779 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 129
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 463,349
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #22 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home inspectors.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 home inspectors in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region comes to about $3.4B a year: $18,779 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 29% above 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 30,019 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 129 | 126 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 30,019 | 23,900 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.2% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,779 | $19,819 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,191 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 463,349+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 180,116
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,102
- Median household income
- $86,191
- Average household income
- $114,324
- Median home value
- $317,700
- Jobs located here
- 164,434
- Daytime population
- 395,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 82 | 5 | 0.4 | 180 | +4.1% | #8 of 415 |
| 2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 82 | 16 | 0.7 | 126 | +3.5% | #9 of 415 |
| 3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 77 | 10 | 0.6 | 129 | +3.2% | #22 of 415 |
| 4Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 76 | 5 | 0.4 | 164 | +2.0% | #23 of 415 |
| 5Capitol Planning Region, CT | 75 | 19 | 0.5 | 153 | +3.1% | #29 of 415 |
| 6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 66 | 20 | 0.9 | 84 | +2.5% | #83 of 415 |
| 7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 48 | 9 | 1.2 | 64 | +2.3% | #212 of 415 |
Other business types in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
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 estate66
- Real estate agents and brokers73
- Property management71
- Mortgage brokers and lenders73
- Home inspectors77
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT?
The Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 10 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.4B a year, or $18,779 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 29% above 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 180,116 households in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
The Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 129, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 30,019 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at 463,349 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 180,116 households. Median household income in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is $86,191, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region scores 77 for home inspectors (high), #22 of 415 scored counties.
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