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Home inspectors in Collier County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Collier County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #341 of 415 scored counties
#13 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 33
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,775 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 32
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,131
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Collier County is 33 (lower middle), #341 of 415 scored counties and #13 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 home inspectors in Collier County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Collier County spend about $2.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,775 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 68% 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.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Collier County in 2023. That is one for every 8,294 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Collier County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Collier 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 | Collier County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 32 | 47 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 8,294 | 8,052 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,775 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $90,045 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Collier 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 Collier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,131+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 165,875
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 199
- Median household income
- $90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,201
- Median home value
- $540,700
- Jobs located here
- 165,588
- Daytime population
- 398,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Collier County, FL | 33 | 33 | 2.0 | 32 | +10.6% | #341 of 415 |
Other business types in Collier 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management35
- Mortgage brokers and lenders36
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Collier County, FL?
There are 33 home inspectors on map listings in Collier County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Collier County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.8B a year, or $16,775 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 33 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 68% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Collier County, FL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Collier 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 32, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Collier County would have about 11, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,294 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Collier County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 33 for home inspectors (lower middle), #341 of 415 scored counties.
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