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Home inspectors in Indiana

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Indiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 148; 6 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments: 118; +3.5% since 2019
Household spending a year: $37.5B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 0.5; 17% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 97; 3% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #35 of 50; Market score 44 · Lower middle

A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 148 home inspectors on map listings in Indiana as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 4%, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in Indiana spend about $37.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,818 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 3% 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.

Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Indiana in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 23,017 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $671K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Indiana.

Among 50 states, Indiana ranks #35 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest (68). Among 9 scored counties, Marion County scores highest (64).

Every market in Indiana for home inspectors

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Indiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	68	36	0.4	130	+5.4%	#34 of 243
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	52	67	0.7	76	+2.7%	#117 of 243
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	50	237	0.7	90	0.0%	#126 of 243
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	46	41	0.7	77	+2.9%	#147 of 243
2Fort Wayne, IN	46	14	0.8	68	+3.9%	#149 of 243
3Evansville, IN	38	7	0.6	84	+1.6%	#174 of 243
4South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38	11	0.9	60	+0.1%	#177 of 243
5Bloomington, IN	34	6	0.9	58	+2.0%	#191 of 243
6Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	27	7	0.8	65	+2.1%	#227 of 243
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	Not scored	2	0.3	186	+0.9%
Terre Haute, IN	Not scored	2	0.3	162	+0.3%
Muncie, IN	Not scored	3	0.6	73	+1.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	Not scored	4	0.9	56	−0.9%
Kokomo, IN	Not scored	3	0.8	59	+0.4%
Columbus, IN	Not scored	3	0.9	61	+4.3%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Indiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Warsaw, IN	Not scored	3	0.9	56	+0.9%
Richmond, IN	Not scored	2	0.7	65	−0.5%
Marion, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
New Castle, IN	Not scored	2	1.1	46	+0.5%
Kendallville, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.0%
Seymour, IN	Not scored	1	0.6	93	+1.9%
Plymouth, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.2%
Bedford, IN	Not scored	4	2.1	24	+1.2%
Auburn, IN	Not scored	2	1.2	44	+2.9%
Jasper, IN	Not scored	1	0.6	94	+0.9%
Crawfordsville, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.7%
Logansport, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Greencastle, IN	Not scored	1	0.7	74	+3.2%
Huntington, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Decatur, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.2%
Vincennes, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Peru, IN	Not scored	1	0.8	65	−3.9%
Angola, IN	Not scored	1	0.7	74	+1.0%
Washington, IN	Not scored	1	0.8	60	+2.5%
Madison, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Frankfort, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Wabash, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.7%
Greensburg, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Monticello, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.0%
Connersville, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%

Counties

Counties in Indiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Marion County, IN	64	11	0.3	187	+1.6%	#93 of 415
2Lake County, IN	54	11	0.6	93	+1.1%	#168 of 415
3Hamilton County, IN	52	12	0.9	76	+10.9%	#185 of 415
4Allen County, IN	46	13	0.8	63	+4.2%	#235 of 415
5Porter County, IN	45	5	0.7	77	+1.6%	#241 of 415
6Vanderburgh County, IN	36	6	0.8	65	+0.9%	#319 of 415
7Monroe County, IN	32	6	1.0	51	+1.9%	#344 of 415
8Tippecanoe County, IN	26	7	0.9	54	+2.2%	#384 of 415
9St. Joseph County, IN	15	11	1.0	50	+0.1%	#403 of 415
Elkhart County, IN	Not scored	2	0.3	186	+0.9%
Hendricks County, IN	Not scored	2	0.3	201	+10.2%
Johnson County, IN	Not scored	4	0.6	90	+7.4%
Madison County, IN	Not scored	1	0.2	264	+3.8%
Clark County, IN	Not scored	4	0.8	67	+7.5%
Delaware County, IN	Not scored	3	0.6	73	+1.2%
LaPorte County, IN	Not scored	4	0.9	56	−0.9%
Vigo County, IN	Not scored	2	0.5	100	+0.4%
Hancock County, IN	Not scored	1	0.3	196	+13.5%
Howard County, IN	Not scored	3	0.8	59	+0.4%
Bartholomew County, IN	Not scored	3	0.9	61	+4.3%
Floyd County, IN	Not scored	2	0.6	88	+2.0%
Kosciusko County, IN	Not scored	3	0.9	56	+0.9%
Boone County, IN	Not scored	3	1.0	61	+13.5%
Morgan County, IN	Not scored	2	0.7	77	+4.4%
Wayne County, IN	Not scored	2	0.7	65	−0.5%

Show all 92 counties

Counties in Indiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Grant County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Warrick County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.4%
Dearborn County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.7%
Henry County, IN	Not scored	2	1.1	46	+0.5%
Noble County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.0%
Jackson County, IN	Not scored	1	0.6	93	+1.9%
Marshall County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.2%
Shelby County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Lawrence County, IN	Not scored	4	2.1	24	+1.2%
DeKalb County, IN	Not scored	2	1.2	44	+2.9%
Dubois County, IN	Not scored	1	0.6	94	+0.9%
LaGrange County, IN	Not scored	1	0.8	71	+1.9%
Harrison County, IN	Not scored	1	0.6	80	+1.9%
Montgomery County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.7%
Cass County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Putnam County, IN	Not scored	1	0.7	74	+3.2%
Huntington County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Adams County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.2%
Knox County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Miami County, IN	Not scored	1	0.8	65	−3.9%
Steuben County, IN	Not scored	1	0.7	74	+1.0%
Whitley County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.1%
Daviess County, IN	Not scored	1	0.8	60	+2.5%
Jasper County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.0%
Gibson County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Jefferson County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Clinton County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Greene County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.2%
Wabash County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.7%
Ripley County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Wells County, IN	Not scored	1	0.9	59	+2.6%
Washington County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Jennings County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Decatur County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Clay County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Posey County, IN	Not scored	1	0.9	57	−0.8%
White County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.0%
Scott County, IN	Not scored	2	2.0	23	+2.8%
Randolph County, IN	Not scored	1	1.0	50	+0.1%
Starke County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Fayette County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%
Franklin County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.2%
Owen County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.6%
Sullivan County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Carroll County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Fulton County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.9%
Jay County, IN	Not scored	2	2.6	18	−1.8%
Spencer County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.2%
Orange County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Perry County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.2%
Rush County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Fountain County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.2%
Parke County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.0%
Brown County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.9%
Vermillion County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Tipton County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Newton County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.9%
Pulaski County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Pike County, IN	Not scored	1	2.0	26	−2.0%
Blackford County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.1%
Crawford County, IN	Not scored	1	2.2	21	−0.2%
Switzerland County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.1%
Martin County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Benton County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.0%
Warren County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Union County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.1%
Ohio County, IN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Indiana?

As of September 2026, map listings count 148 home inspectors in Indiana. 6 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Indiana spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $37.5B a year, or $13,818 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 148 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 3% 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 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Indiana has 0.5 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 97, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Indiana would have about 143, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,017 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Indiana, Marion County scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Indiana scores 44 for home inspectors (lower middle), #35 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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