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Home inspectors in Linn County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Linn County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #352 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 3 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,327 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 58
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,028
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Linn County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #352 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 3 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $14,327 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $1.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 42% 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.
Linn County has 9 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Linn County in 2023. That is one for every 13,657 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Linn 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.
| Measure | Linn County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 58 | 100 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 13,657 | 27,411 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.7% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,327 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,649 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $359K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,028+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 95,600
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,478
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Jobs located here
- 130,525
- Daytime population
- 248,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Linn County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IA | 50 | 5 | 0.8 | 69 | +4.6% | #200 of 415 |
| 2Polk County, IA | 45 | 16 | 0.8 | 72 | +4.8% | #243 of 415 |
| 3Linn County, IA | 31 | 9 | 0.9 | 58 | +0.7% | #352 of 415 |
Other business types in Linn 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 management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders59
- Home inspectors31
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Linn County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 home inspectors in Linn County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $14,327 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 42% 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 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, IA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Linn County has 0.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 58, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Linn County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,657 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 31 for home inspectors (lower middle), #352 of 415 scored counties.
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