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Home inspectors in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area

The home inspectors in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #127 of 243 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
200
6 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
156
−13.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,509 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
73
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,482,182
+5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 home inspectors in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 6 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area spend about $38.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,509 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 27% 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 the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area was 156 in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 14,827 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.

Population estimates show the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #127 of 243 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.80.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7378100
Households per official establishment14,82718,43617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.2%−2.2%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,509$15,525$16,661
Median household income$89,724$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
156−13.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
807
Annual payroll, 2023
$53.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2006 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
Households
2,313,055
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
8,784 sq. mi.
People per square mile
712
Median household income
$89,724
Average household income
$122,540
Median home value
$367,600
Jobs located here
2,999,529
Daytime population
6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Georgia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Athens-Clarke County, GA5950.696+3.9%#69 of 243
2Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC55180.872+4.7%#98 of 243
3Savannah, GA51140.967+8.1%#123 of 243
4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA502000.973+5.9%#127 of 243
Chattanooga, TN-GA43281.247+5.3%#162 of 243
5Gainesville, GA39121.637+11.4%#173 of 243
6Macon-Bibb County, GA3780.959+2.1%#182 of 243
7Brunswick-St. Simons, GA3351.153+4.4%#198 of 243

Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area

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Questions

How many home inspectors are in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?

There are 200 home inspectors on map listings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $38.2B a year, or $16,509 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 200 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 27% 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 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 0.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 73, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 146, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,827 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 50 for home inspectors (upper middle), #127 of 243 scored metro areas.

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