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Home inspectors in Charlotte County, FL
How Charlotte County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #370 of 415 scored counties
#23 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,663 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 28
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,212
- +15.5% since 2020
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What this means
Charlotte County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #370 of 415 scored counties and #23 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $14,663 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Charlotte County spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 72% 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 18 home inspectors on map listings in Charlotte County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Charlotte County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 9,054 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Charlotte County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charlotte 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.
| Measure | Charlotte County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 28 | 47 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,054 | 8,052 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,663 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,952 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,212+15.5% since 2020
- Households
- 90,542
- Median age
- 58.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,474
- Median home value
- $328,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,938
- Daytime population
- 192,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Florida, with Charlotte County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clay County, FL | 51 | 5 | 0.6 | 101 | +9.4% | #190 of 415 |
| 2Indian River County, FL | 46 | 5 | 0.7 | 83 | +7.7% | #228 of 415 |
| 3Bay County, FL | 45 | 6 | 0.8 | 75 | +17.2% | #242 of 415 |
| 4Orange County, FL | 44 | 52 | 1.0 | 61 | +6.7% | #256 of 415 |
| 5Polk County, FL | 43 | 30 | 1.0 | 53 | +19.8% | #266 of 415 |
| 6Lake County, FL | 41 | 13 | 0.8 | 72 | +18.1% | #274 of 415 |
| 7Hillsborough County, FL | 40 | 55 | 0.9 | 64 | +7.4% | #288 of 415 |
| 8Duval County, FL | 37 | 48 | 1.2 | 49 | +6.5% | #317 of 415 |
| 9Pasco County, FL | 36 | 30 | 1.3 | 45 | +19.1% | #322 of 415 |
| 10St. Johns County, FL | 35 | 25 | 2.2 | 32 | +25.0% | #325 of 415 |
| 23Charlotte County, FL | 29 | 18 | 2.0 | 28 | +15.5% | #370 of 415 |
Other business types in Charlotte 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders46
- Home inspectors29
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Charlotte County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 home inspectors in Charlotte County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Charlotte County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.3B a year, or $14,663 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 72% 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 90,542 households in Charlotte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlotte County, FL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Charlotte County has 2.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 28, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Charlotte County would have about 5, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,054 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Charlotte County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Charlotte County at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in Charlotte County is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Charlotte County scores 29 for home inspectors (lower middle), #370 of 415 scored counties.
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