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Home inspectors in Broward County, FL

The home inspectors in Broward County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #386 of 415 scored counties
#30 of 36 scored counties in Florida

Listings
108
2 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
87
+8.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$11.7B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,562 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
41
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,013,317
+3.6% 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

Broward County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #386 of 415 scored counties and #30 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $15,562 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Broward County spend about $11.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 59% below 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 108 home inspectors on map listings in Broward County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 2%, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Broward County was 87 in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 8,666 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Broward County. Population estimates put the population change in Broward County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Broward County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Broward County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBroward CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.20.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4147100
Households per official establishment8,6668,05217,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.8%+25.8%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,562$15,326$16,661
Median household income$77,633$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score2629

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
80 → 87+8.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
203
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1082 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Broward 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 Broward County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,013,317+3.6% since 2020
Households
753,956
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,203 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,644
Median household income
$77,633+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,281
Median home value
$414,600
Jobs located here
898,463
Daytime population
1,977,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Florida, with Broward County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Clay County, FL5150.6101+9.4%#190 of 415
2Indian River County, FL4650.783+7.7%#228 of 415
3Bay County, FL4560.875+17.2%#242 of 415
4Orange County, FL44521.061+6.7%#256 of 415
5Polk County, FL43301.053+19.8%#266 of 415
6Lake County, FL41130.872+18.1%#274 of 415
7Hillsborough County, FL40550.964+7.4%#288 of 415
8Duval County, FL37481.249+6.5%#317 of 415
9Pasco County, FL36301.345+19.1%#322 of 415
10St. Johns County, FL35252.232+25.0%#325 of 415
30Broward County, FL261081.441+3.6%#386 of 415

Other business types in Broward County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Broward County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 108 home inspectors in Broward County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Broward County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $11.7B a year, or $15,562 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 108 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 59% below 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 753,956 households in Broward County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Broward County, FL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Broward County has 1.4 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 41, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Broward County would have about 45, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,666 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Broward County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Broward County at 2,013,317 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 753,956 households. The median household income in Broward County is $77,633 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Broward County scores 26 for home inspectors (lower middle), #386 of 415 scored counties.

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