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Home inspectors in Pottawattamie County, IA

The home inspectors in Pottawattamie 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$516.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,721 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
98
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
92,996
−0.7% 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

Households in Pottawattamie County spend about $516.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,721 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

There are 2 home inspectors on map listings in Pottawattamie County as of September 2026. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Pottawattamie County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pottawattamie County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 home inspectors on map listings, Pottawattamie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePottawattamie CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)98100100
Households per official establishmentn/a27,41117,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.7%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,721$14,016$16,661
Median household income$73,602$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County

Population, 2025 estimate
92,996−0.7% since 2020
Households
37,642
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
951 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$73,602+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,780
Median home value
$195,700
Jobs located here
40,169
Daytime population
86,715Residents 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 Pottawattamie 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
Pottawattamie County, IANot scored20.598−0.7%

Other business types in Pottawattamie County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Pottawattamie County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 home inspectors in Pottawattamie County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Pottawattamie County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $516.5M a year, or $13,721 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,642 households in Pottawattamie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pottawattamie County has 2 home inspectors 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 Pottawattamie County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Pottawattamie County at 92,996 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,642 households. The median household income in Pottawattamie County is $73,602 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Pottawattamie County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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