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Home inspectors in the District of Columbia

Markets across the District of Columbia ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.9B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
0.1
83% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
560
5.6 times the U.S.
Rank among states
n/a
Not scored

A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 home inspectors in the District of Columbia. That comes to 0.1 for every 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $18,134 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the District of Columbia spend about $5.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 5.6 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the District of Columbia was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 36,055 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 78.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, 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

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV781140.5151+3.3%#10 of 243

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored40.1560+3.4%

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 the District of Columbia?

There are 4 home inspectors on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.9B a year, or $18,134 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 5.6 times 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The District of Columbia has 0.1 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 560, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 22, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 36,055 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for home inspectors?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 78 (high). 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. The District of Columbia has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the District of Columbia. 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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