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Home inspectors in DeKalb County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in DeKalb County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 415 scored counties
#5 of 16 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,206 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 93
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in DeKalb County comes to about $4.7B a year: $16,206 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 7% 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 19 home inspectors on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as building inspection services, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 15,958 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in DeKalb County.
Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in DeKalb County is 51 (upper middle), #191 of 415 scored counties and #5 of 16 scored counties in Georgia.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 93 | 78 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 15,958 | 18,436 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −2.2% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,206 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers33
- Property management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors51
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in DeKalb County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 home inspectors in DeKalb County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.7B a year, or $16,206 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 7% 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
DeKalb County has 0.7 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 93, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,958 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 51 for home inspectors (upper middle), #191 of 415 scored counties.
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