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Home inspectors in Dickinson County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$127.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,405 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
18,077
+1.7% 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

There are no home inspectors on map listings in Dickinson County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Dickinson County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Households in Dickinson County spend about $127.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,405 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. 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 Dickinson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Dickinson County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no home inspectors on map listings, Dickinson County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Dickinson County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Dickinson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDickinson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.00.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)n/a100100
Households per official establishmentn/a27,41117,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.7%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,405$14,016$16,661
Median household income$75,432$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
0
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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,077+1.7% since 2020
Households
8,845
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$75,432+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,164
Median home value
$270,700
Jobs located here
10,412
Daytime population
20,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IA5050.869+4.6%#200 of 415
2Polk County, IA45160.872+4.8%#243 of 415
3Linn County, IA3190.958+0.7%#352 of 415
Dickinson County, IANot scored00.0n/a+1.7%

Other business types in Dickinson County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Dickinson County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no home inspectors in Dickinson County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Dickinson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Dickinson County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $127.4M a year, or $14,405 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, 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 8,845 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dickinson County, IA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Dickinson County has no home inspectors on map listings. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Dickinson County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Dickinson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Dickinson County at 18,077 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,845 households. Median household income in Dickinson County is $75,432, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Dickinson County has no market score for home inspectors, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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