Groundwork

Real estate · County · Indiana

Home inspectors in Steuben County, IN

How Steuben County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$193.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,762 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
74
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
34,799
+1.0% since 2020

See the home inspectors around any address in Steuben County

The site report maps the home inspectors on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Steuben County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 1 home inspector in Steuben County. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

At $13,762 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Steuben County spend about $193.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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 Steuben County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Steuben County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 home inspector on map listings, Steuben County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Steuben 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.

Home inspectors in Steuben County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSteuben CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7497100
Households per official establishmentn/a23,01717,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,762$13,818$16,661
Median household income$74,911$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
10 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 Steuben 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 Steuben County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,799+1.0% since 2020
Households
14,058
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$74,911+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,356
Median home value
$216,200
Jobs located here
15,877
Daytime population
34,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Steuben County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the home inspectors on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Steuben County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Home inspectors across Indiana

Every Indiana market ranked →

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Marion County, IN64110.3187+1.6%#93 of 415
2Lake County, IN54110.693+1.1%#168 of 415
3Hamilton County, IN52120.976+10.9%#185 of 415
4Allen County, IN46130.863+4.2%#235 of 415
5Porter County, IN4550.777+1.6%#241 of 415
6Vanderburgh County, IN3660.865+0.9%#319 of 415
7Monroe County, IN3261.051+1.9%#344 of 415
8Tippecanoe County, IN2670.954+2.2%#384 of 415
9St. Joseph County, IN15111.050+0.1%#403 of 415
Steuben County, INNot scored10.774+1.0%

Other business types in Steuben County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Steuben County, IN?

Steuben County has 1 home inspector on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Steuben County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Steuben County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $193.5M a year, or $13,762 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 14,058 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Steuben County, IN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Steuben County has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending.

How fast is Steuben County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Steuben County at 34,799 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,058 households. Median household income in Steuben County is $74,911, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Steuben County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Steuben County. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for home inspectors · All 56 business types in Steuben County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Steuben County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Steuben County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.