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Home inspectors in Highlands County, FL
How Highlands 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #357 of 415 scored counties
#19 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $626M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,354 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 48
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Highlands County is 31 (lower middle), #357 of 415 scored counties and #19 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Highlands County spend about $626M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,354 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 52% 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 5 home inspectors on map listings in Highlands County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Highlands County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Highlands County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Highlands County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Highlands 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 | Highlands County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 48 | 47 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,052 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,354 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Highlands 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 Highlands County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents 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 Highlands 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 |
| 19Highlands County, FL | 31 | 5 | 1.1 | 48 | +9.7% | #357 of 415 |
Other business types in Highlands 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 estate44
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management72
- Mortgage brokers and lenders71
- Home inspectors31
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Highlands County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home inspectors in Highlands County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Highlands County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Highlands County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $626M a year, or $13,354 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 52% 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 46,879 households in Highlands County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highlands County, FL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Highlands County has 1.1 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 48, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Highlands County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Highlands County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Highlands County at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. The median household income in Highlands County is $54,897 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Highlands County scores 31 for home inspectors (lower middle), #357 of 415 scored counties.
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