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Home inspectors in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #205 of 243 scored metro areas
#9 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 164
- 3 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 168
- +41.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,375 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 48
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,418,895
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #205 of 243 scored metro areas and #9 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area spend about $20.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,375 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. 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.
There are 164 home inspectors on map listings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area was 168 in 2023, up 41.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,918 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 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.
| Measure | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 48 | 47 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,918 | 8,052 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.2% | +25.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,375 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,392 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 168+41.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 323
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1643 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,418,895+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,330,303
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,314
- Median household income
- $74,392+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,527
- Median home value
- $345,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,535,800
- Daytime population
- 3,350,045Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 46 | 5 | 0.7 | 83 | +7.7% | #146 of 243 |
| 2Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 44 | 7 | 0.8 | 71 | +15.7% | #152 of 243 |
| 3Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 39 | 30 | 1.0 | 53 | +19.8% | #172 of 243 |
| 4Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 37 | 111 | 1.1 | 55 | +10.3% | #183 of 243 |
| 5Jacksonville, FL | 36 | 81 | 1.2 | 49 | +10.7% | #185 of 243 |
| 6Gainesville, FL | 35 | 12 | 0.8 | 65 | +5.4% | #187 of 243 |
| 7Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 34 | 14 | 1.2 | 52 | +9.4% | #193 of 243 |
| 8Naples-Marco Island, FL | 33 | 33 | 2.0 | 32 | +10.6% | #201 of 243 |
| 9Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 32 | 164 | 1.2 | 48 | +7.3% | #205 of 243 |
| 10Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 32 | 34 | 1.3 | 45 | +9.1% | #206 of 243 |
Other business types in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area
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 brokers33
- Property management39
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors32
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 164 home inspectors in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 168 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 41.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $20.5B a year, or $15,375 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 164 home inspectors on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,330,303 households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has 1.2 home inspectors per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 48, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area would have about 78, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,918 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area at 3,418,895 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,330,303 households. The median household income in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area is $74,392 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area scores 32 for home inspectors (lower middle), #205 of 243 scored metro areas.
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