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Home inspectors in Marshall County, IA

The home inspectors in Marshall County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$208.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,427 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
79
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
39,890
−0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 home inspector in Marshall County. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households.

At $13,427 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Marshall County spend about $208.1M 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 Marshall County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marshall County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 home inspector on map listings, Marshall County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marshall 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 Marshall County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)79100100
Households per official establishmentn/a27,41117,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.7%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,427$14,016$16,661
Median household income$73,315$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
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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,890−0.5% since 2020
Households
15,496
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
573 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$73,315+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,510
Median home value
$145,500
Jobs located here
15,779
Daytime population
36,753Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Iowa

Every Iowa market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Marshall 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
Marshall County, IANot scored10.679−0.5%

Other business types in Marshall County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Marshall County, IA?

Marshall 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 Marshall County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $208.1M a year, or $13,427 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, 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 15,496 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall 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 Marshall County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 39,890 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,496 households. Median household income in Marshall County is $73,315, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Marshall 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?

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

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