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Home inspectors in Columbia County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Columbia County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #302 of 415 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $930.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,874 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 51
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 home inspectors in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Columbia County spend about $930.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,874 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 49% 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 Columbia County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 9,192 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $531K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Columbia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #302 of 415 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia County 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 51 | 78 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,192 | 18,436 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,874 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $386K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $531K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Columbia County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fulton County, GA | 62 | 31 | 0.7 | 98 | +2.7% | #109 of 415 |
| 2Cobb County, GA | 56 | 22 | 0.7 | 90 | +3.5% | #149 of 415 |
| 3Chatham County, GA | 53 | 10 | 0.8 | 69 | +5.7% | #179 of 415 |
| 4Paulding County, GA | 52 | 5 | 0.8 | 76 | +12.7% | #186 of 415 |
| 5DeKalb County, GA | 51 | 19 | 0.7 | 93 | +1.3% | #191 of 415 |
| 6Cherokee County, GA | 51 | 13 | 1.3 | 52 | +11.6% | #195 of 415 |
| 7Forsyth County, GA | 50 | 11 | 1.2 | 61 | +11.8% | #202 of 415 |
| 8Coweta County, GA | 49 | 8 | 1.4 | 45 | +9.2% | #210 of 415 |
| 9Henry County, GA | 47 | 13 | 1.5 | 40 | +9.5% | #226 of 415 |
| 10Gwinnett County, GA | 45 | 32 | 1.0 | 63 | +6.2% | #246 of 415 |
| 13Columbia County, GA | 39 | 7 | 1.3 | 51 | +7.9% | #302 of 415 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 estate41
- Real estate agents and brokers42
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors39
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Columbia County, GA?
Columbia County has 7 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $930.6M a year, or $16,874 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 49% 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Columbia 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 51, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Columbia County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,192 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 39 for home inspectors (lower middle), #302 of 415 scored counties.
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