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Home inspectors in Jackson County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Jackson County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$279.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,178 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
35
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,501
−1.5% 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 3 home inspectors in Jackson County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $12,178 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $279.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 65% 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.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 home inspectors on map listings, Jackson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jackson 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.

Home inspectors in Jackson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.30.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3589100
Households per official establishmentn/a21,52317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,178$14,866$16,661
Median household income$48,763$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
30 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,501−1.5% since 2020
Households
22,955
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$48,763+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,409
Median home value
$137,300
Jobs located here
23,658
Daytime population
57,693Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cook County, IL541130.5106−1.3%#166 of 415
2Winnebago County, IL5260.598−0.4%#180 of 415
3Kane County, IL50120.694+1.8%#197 of 415
4Lake County, IL47180.792+0.8%#216 of 415
5McLean County, IL4650.777+0.1%#230 of 415
6DuPage County, IL46300.975+0.3%#232 of 415
7Kendall County, IL4451.157+9.9%#257 of 415
8McHenry County, IL4190.880+2.5%#272 of 415
9Madison County, IL4180.774−1.0%#273 of 415
10Champaign County, IL3960.773+1.8%#298 of 415
Jackson County, ILNot scored31.335−1.5%

Other business types in Jackson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Jackson County, IL?

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

How much do households in Jackson County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $279.5M a year, or $12,178 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 65% 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 22,955 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, IL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Jackson 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 35, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Jackson County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Jackson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Jackson County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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