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Home inspectors in the Sebring, FL metro area

The home inspectors in the Sebring, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #223 of 243 scored metro areas
#18 of 21 scored metro areas based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Sebring metro area scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #223 of 243 scored metro areas and #18 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 home inspectors in the Sebring metro area. 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.

At $13,354 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Sebring metro area spend about $626M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Sebring metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Sebring metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sebring metro area grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Sebring metro area 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 Sebring, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSebring metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.20.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4847100
Households per official establishmentn/a8,05217,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score2929

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 the Sebring metro area, 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 the Sebring metro area

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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Home inspectors across Florida

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Sebring metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL4650.783+7.7%#146 of 243
2Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL4470.871+15.7%#152 of 243
3Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL39301.053+19.8%#172 of 243
4Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL371111.155+10.3%#183 of 243
5Jacksonville, FL36811.249+10.7%#185 of 243
6Gainesville, FL35120.865+5.4%#187 of 243
7Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL34141.252+9.4%#193 of 243
8Naples-Marco Island, FL33332.032+10.6%#201 of 243
9Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL321641.248+7.3%#205 of 243
10Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL32341.345+9.1%#206 of 243
18Sebring, FL2951.148+9.7%#223 of 243

Other business types in the Sebring metro area

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in the Sebring, FL metro area?

There are 5 home inspectors on map listings in the Sebring metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in the Sebring metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Sebring, FL metro area 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. 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 46,879 households in the Sebring metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sebring, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The Sebring metro area 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, the Sebring metro area would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is the Sebring, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sebring metro area at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. Median household income in the Sebring metro area is $54,897, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.1%, 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. The Sebring metro area scores 29 for home inspectors (lower middle), #223 of 243 scored metro areas.

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