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Home inspectors in Grundy County, IL
The home inspectors in Grundy County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $313.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,235 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 30
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,052
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grundy County spend about $313.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,235 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 70% 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 4 home inspectors on map listings in Grundy County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Grundy County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grundy County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 home inspectors on map listings, Grundy County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Grundy County 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.
| Measure | Grundy County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 30 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 21,523 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,235 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $92,235 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 31 |
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
- 40 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,052+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,595
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $92,235+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,828
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,659
- Daytime population
- 48,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cook County, IL | 54 | 113 | 0.5 | 106 | −1.3% | #166 of 415 |
| 2Winnebago County, IL | 52 | 6 | 0.5 | 98 | −0.4% | #180 of 415 |
| 3Kane County, IL | 50 | 12 | 0.6 | 94 | +1.8% | #197 of 415 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 47 | 18 | 0.7 | 92 | +0.8% | #216 of 415 |
| 5McLean County, IL | 46 | 5 | 0.7 | 77 | +0.1% | #230 of 415 |
| 6DuPage County, IL | 46 | 30 | 0.9 | 75 | +0.3% | #232 of 415 |
| 7Kendall County, IL | 44 | 5 | 1.1 | 57 | +9.9% | #257 of 415 |
| 8McHenry County, IL | 41 | 9 | 0.8 | 80 | +2.5% | #272 of 415 |
| 9Madison County, IL | 41 | 8 | 0.7 | 74 | −1.0% | #273 of 415 |
| 10Champaign County, IL | 39 | 6 | 0.7 | 73 | +1.8% | #298 of 415 |
| Grundy County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 1.9 | 30 | +2.9% |
Other business types in Grundy 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Grundy County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 home inspectors in Grundy County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Grundy County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Grundy County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $313.8M a year, or $15,235 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 70% 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 20,595 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grundy County, IL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Grundy County has 1.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 30, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Grundy County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Grundy County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Grundy County at 54,052 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,595 households. The median household income in Grundy County is $92,235 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. Grundy County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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