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Home inspectors in the Galesburg, IL area

How the Galesburg, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$261.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,465 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
50
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
47,767
−4.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 home inspectors in the Galesburg area. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

At $12,465 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in the Galesburg area spend about $261.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Galesburg area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Galesburg area declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 home inspectors on map listings, the Galesburg area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Galesburg area compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Galesburg, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureGalesburg areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5089100
Households per official establishmentn/a21,52317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,465$14,866$16,661
Median household income$57,030$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Galesburg 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 Galesburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
47,767−4.1% since 2020
Households
20,972
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,560
Median home value
$111,900
Jobs located here
15,910
Daytime population
44,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Questions

How many home inspectors are in the Galesburg, IL area?

The Galesburg area has 2 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in the Galesburg area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Galesburg, IL area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $261.4M a year, or $12,465 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 20,972 households in the Galesburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Galesburg, IL area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The Galesburg area has 2 home inspectors on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Galesburg area would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the Galesburg, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Galesburg area at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in the Galesburg area is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Galesburg area has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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