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Home inspectors in Martin County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #390 of 415 scored counties
#32 of 36 scored counties in Florida

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,116 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
38
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,272
+4.8% since 2020

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What this means

For home inspectors, Martin County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #390 of 415 scored counties and #32 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 home inspectors in Martin County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in Martin County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,116 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 62% 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 17 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Martin County in 2023. That is one for every 3,988 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Martin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Martin County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Martin 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 Martin County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.20.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3847100
Households per official establishment3,9888,05217,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.8%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,116$15,326$16,661
Median household income$82,943$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score2529

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 17
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
166,272+4.8% since 2020
Households
67,801
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$82,943+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,323
Median home value
$432,200
Jobs located here
78,861
Daytime population
172,767Residents 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 Martin 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
32Martin County, FL25111.638+4.8%#390 of 415

Other business types in Martin County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Martin County, FL?

Martin County has 11 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $16,116 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 62% 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 67,801 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County has 1.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 38, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Martin County would have about 4, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,988 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 166,272 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,801 households. Median household income in Martin County is $82,943, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Martin County scores 25 for home inspectors (lower middle), #390 of 415 scored counties.

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