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Home inspectors in Sussex County, DE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Sussex County, DE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #120 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 2 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,701 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 106
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,140
- +16.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 home inspectors in Sussex County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Sussex County spend about $1.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,701 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 6% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Sussex County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 11,827 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Sussex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sussex County grew 16.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #120 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 2 scored counties in Delaware.
How Sussex County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 106 | 153 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 11,827 | 16,752 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,701 | $16,011 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,497 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,140+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 106,441
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $81,497+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,287
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 85,870
- Daytime population
- 239,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Delaware
| 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 |
Other business types in Sussex 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management52
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors60
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Sussex County, DE?
There are 6 home inspectors on map listings in Sussex County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Sussex County, DE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.7B a year, or $15,701 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 6% 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 106,441 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, DE compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Sussex County 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 106, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,827 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, DE growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in Sussex County is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Sussex County scores 60 for home inspectors (upper middle), #120 of 415 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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