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Home inspectors in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #10 of 243 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in the District of Columbia

Listings
114
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
102
−13.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,065 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
151
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,465,724
+3.3% since 2020

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What this means

For home inspectors, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #10 of 243 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in the District of Columbia. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for home inspectors.

Households in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area spend about $45.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,065 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 51% 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.

There are 114 home inspectors on map listings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 102 businesses with payroll in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area classed as building inspection services, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 23,265 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $270K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area. Population estimates show the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area compares

The same measures for District of Columbia 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area compared with District of Columbia and the U.S.
MeasureWashington-Arlington-Alexandria metro areaDistrict of ColumbiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.10.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)151560100
Households per official establishment23,26536,05517,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.2%n/a+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,065$18,134$16,661
Median household income$126,684$109,870$80,734
Groundwork market score78Not scored

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
102−13.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
641
Annual payroll, 2023
$40M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
172The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$270K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,465,724+3.3% since 2020
Households
2,373,022
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
6,034 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,047
Median household income
$126,684
Average household income
$166,652
Median home value
$579,900
Jobs located here
3,140,160
Daytime population
6,505,668Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Questions

How many home inspectors are in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 114 home inspectors in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $45.2B a year, or $19,065 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 114 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 51% 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 2,373,022 households in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area has 0.5 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 151, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area would have about 172, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,265 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area at 6,465,724 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,373,022 households. The median household income in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area is $126,684 a year, 57% 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area scores 78 for home inspectors (high), #10 of 243 scored metro areas.

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