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Home inspectors in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

The home inspectors in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #23 of 415 scored counties
#4 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,647 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
164
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
284,015
+2.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 76 (high), #23 of 415 scored counties and #4 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 5 home inspectors in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $2.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,647 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 64% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 28,942 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Southeastern Connecticut 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.

Home inspectors in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)164126100
Households per official establishment28,94223,90017,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.2%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,647$19,819$16,661
Median household income$86,586$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score7676

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
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
8The 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 Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
284,015+2.0% since 2020
Households
115,768
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
468
Median household income
$86,586
Average household income
$111,769
Median home value
$323,400
Jobs located here
118,380
Daytime population
270,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

Counties in Connecticut ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT8250.4180+4.1%#8 of 415
2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT82160.7126+3.5%#9 of 415
3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT77100.6129+3.2%#22 of 415
4Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT7650.4164+2.0%#23 of 415
5Capitol Planning Region, CT75190.5153+3.1%#29 of 415
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT66200.984+2.5%#83 of 415
7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT4891.264+2.3%#212 of 415

Other business types in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 5 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.2B a year, or $18,647 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 64% 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 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 0.4 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 164, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 28,942 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 76 for home inspectors (high), #23 of 415 scored counties.

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