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Home inspectors in Marion County, FL
How Marion 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #372 of 415 scored counties
#24 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,845 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
- 442,660
- +17.3% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #372 of 415 scored counties and #24 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 home inspectors in Marion County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Marion County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,845 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 6,107 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates show Marion County grew 17.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Marion 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 | Marion 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 | 6,107 | 8,052 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,845 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,010 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 27
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,660+17.3% since 2020
- Households
- 164,881
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $61,010+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,982
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 117,529
- Daytime population
- 371,865Residents 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 Marion 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 |
| 24Marion County, FL | 28 | 18 | 1.1 | 48 | +17.3% | #372 of 415 |
Other business types in Marion 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 estate36
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management64
- Mortgage brokers and lenders65
- Home inspectors28
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Marion County, FL?
There are 18 home inspectors on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $13,845 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 home inspectors on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,881 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, FL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Marion 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 national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Marion County would have about 9, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,107 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 442,660 people in 2025, up 17.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,881 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,010, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Marion County scores 28 for home inspectors (lower middle), #372 of 415 scored counties.
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