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Home inspectors in Sarasota County, FL
How Sarasota 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #381 of 415 scored counties
#29 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 47
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,038 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 28
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 3.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Sarasota County is 27 (lower middle), #381 of 415 scored counties and #29 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 home inspectors in Sarasota County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 4%, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Sarasota County spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,038 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 72% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Sarasota County was 39 in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,441 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $35K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Sarasota County. Population estimates put the population change in Sarasota County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 28 | 47 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 5,441 | 8,052 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +25.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,038 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 39+50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 472 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $35K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents 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 Sarasota 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 |
| 29Sarasota County, FL | 27 | 47 | 2.2 | 28 | +10.0% | #381 of 415 |
Other business types in Sarasota 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management35
- Mortgage brokers and lenders41
- Home inspectors27
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Sarasota County, FL?
There are 47 home inspectors on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.4B a year, or $16,038 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 47 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 72% 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 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Sarasota County has 2.2 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 28, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 13, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,441 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 27 for home inspectors (lower middle), #381 of 415 scored counties.
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