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Home inspectors in Delaware
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Delaware, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 153
- 53% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #5 of 50
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 16 home inspectors on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Delaware spend about $6.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,011 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 53% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Delaware was 24 in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 16,752 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Delaware.
Among 50 states, Delaware ranks #5 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, scores 72. Among 2 scored counties, New Castle County scores highest (70).
Every market in Delaware for home inspectors
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 72 | 118 | 0.5 | 152 | +1.4% | #22 of 243 |
| Dover, DE | Not scored | 4 | 0.6 | 101 | +6.8% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford, DE | Not scored | 6 | 0.6 | 106 | +16.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Castle County, DE | 70 | 6 | 0.3 | 235 | +3.0% | #55 of 415 |
| 2Sussex County, DE | 60 | 6 | 0.6 | 106 | +16.1% | #120 of 415 |
| Kent County, DE | Not scored | 4 | 0.6 | 101 | +6.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Delaware?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 home inspectors in Delaware. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.4B a year, or $16,011 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 53% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Delaware 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 153, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Delaware would have about 25, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,752 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for home inspectors?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Delaware is the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, at 72 (upper middle). Among 2 scored counties in Delaware, New Castle County scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Delaware scores 67 for home inspectors (upper middle), #5 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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