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Home inspectors in Orange County, FL
The home inspectors in Orange County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #256 of 415 scored counties
#4 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 52
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,714 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 61
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,528,002
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $15,714 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $8.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 39% 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 52 home inspectors on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Orange County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 11,995 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Orange County.
Population estimates show Orange County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Orange County is 44 (lower middle), #256 of 415 scored counties and #4 of 36 scored counties in Florida.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 61 | 47 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 11,995 | 8,052 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +25.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,714 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,719 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 44+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 520 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,528,002+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 527,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,630
- Median household income
- $79,719+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,351
- Median home value
- $390,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,016,060
- Daytime population
- 1,785,933Residents 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 |
Other business types in Orange 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management31
- Mortgage brokers and lenders31
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Orange County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 home inspectors in Orange County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Orange County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $8.3B a year, or $15,714 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 52 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 39% 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 527,776 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, FL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Orange County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 61, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Orange County would have about 32, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,995 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 1,528,002 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 527,776 households. The median household income in Orange County is $79,719 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Orange County scores 44 for home inspectors (lower middle), #256 of 415 scored counties.
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