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Home inspectors in Volusia County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #379 of 415 scored counties
#27 of 36 scored counties in Florida

Listings
32
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
35
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,653 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
42
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,573
+9.1% 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 Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Volusia County is 27 (lower middle), #379 of 415 scored counties and #27 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Volusia County spend about $3.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,653 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 58% 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.

Volusia County has 32 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Volusia County was 35 in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 6,911 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Volusia County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureVolusia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.20.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4247100
Households per official establishment6,9118,05217,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+25.8%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,653$15,326$16,661
Median household income$70,044$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score2729

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 35+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
154
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Volusia 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 Volusia County

Population, 2025 estimate
606,573+9.1% since 2020
Households
241,881
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,221
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
186,339
Daytime population
518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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
27Volusia County, FL27321.342+9.1%#379 of 415

Other business types in Volusia County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Volusia County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 home inspectors in Volusia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

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

About $3.5B a year, or $14,653 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 58% 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 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Volusia County has 1.3 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 42, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Volusia County would have about 14, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,911 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 27 for home inspectors (lower middle), #379 of 415 scored counties.

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