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Home inspectors in Porter County, IN
The home inspectors in Porter County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #241 of 415 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,792 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 77
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Porter County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,792 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 23% 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 5 home inspectors on map listings in Porter County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Porter County in 2023. That is one for every 17,160 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Porter County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Porter County is 45 (lower middle), #241 of 415 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Indiana.
How Porter County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 77 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 17,160 | 23,017 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,792 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $638K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
Other business types in Porter 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management65
- Mortgage brokers and lenders39
- Home inspectors45
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Porter County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home inspectors in Porter County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $14,792 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 23% 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 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Porter 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 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Porter County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,160 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 45 for home inspectors (lower middle), #241 of 415 scored counties.
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