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Home inspectors in St. Joseph County, IN
The home inspectors in St. Joseph County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #403 of 415 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,507 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 50
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,861
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, St. Joseph County has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #403 of 415 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $13,507 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in St. Joseph County spend about $1.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 50% 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 11 home inspectors on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in St. Joseph County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in St. Joseph County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Joseph 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 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 50 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 23,017 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,507 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,868 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 44 |
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
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,861+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 107,252
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 596
- Median household income
- $66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $192,800
- Jobs located here
- 124,747
- Daytime population
- 277,571Residents 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 St. Joseph 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 estate38
- Real estate agents and brokers46
- Property management28
- Mortgage brokers and lenders60
- Home inspectors15
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in St. Joseph County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 home inspectors in St. Joseph County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in St. Joseph County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $13,507 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 50% 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 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
St. Joseph County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 50, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 15 for home inspectors (low), #403 of 415 scored counties.
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