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Home inspectors in Kansas

Markets across Kansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
69
4 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
52
−7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$16.6B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
91
9% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#40 of 50
Market score 36 · Lower middle

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 home inspectors in Kansas. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in Kansas spend about $16.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,105 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 9% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 52 businesses with payroll in Kansas classed as building inspection services, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 22,578 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Kansas.

Among 50 states, Kansas ranks #40 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Wichita metro area scores highest (51). Among 3 scored counties, Sedgwick County scores highest (51).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Kansas, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Wichita, KS51130.5102+2.4%#119 of 243
Kansas City, MO-KS49590.785+3.4%#131 of 243
2Lawrence, KS2851.054+1.8%#225 of 243
St. Joseph, MO-KS651.147−2.0%#240 of 243
Topeka, KSNot scored40.4126+0.1%
Joplin, MO-KSNot scored30.4130+3.9%
Manhattan, KSNot scored40.865+1.4%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Kansas, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Hutchinson, KSNot scored10.4125−0.6%
Salina, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.4%
Pittsburg, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Garden City, KSNot scored21.535−2.1%
Emporia, KSNot scored10.770+0.4%
Arkansas City-Winfield, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Dodge City, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
McPherson, KSNot scored10.864−0.4%
Hays, KSNot scored32.420+0.4%
Ottawa, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Great Bend, KSNot scored11.050−2.5%
Liberal, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.6%
Atchison, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%

Counties

Counties in Kansas, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sedgwick County, KS51120.690+2.6%#192 of 415
2Johnson County, KS44251.063+4.2%#255 of 415
3Douglas County, KS3351.054+1.8%#336 of 415
Shawnee County, KSNot scored40.5970.0%
Wyandotte County, KSNot scored10.2305+1.0%
Leavenworth County, KSNot scored20.786+3.2%
Riley County, KSNot scored31.146+0.8%
Butler County, KSNot scored10.4139+3.1%
Reno County, KSNot scored10.4125−0.6%
Saline County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.6%
Crawford County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Finney County, KSNot scored21.535−2.1%
Geary County, KSNot scored10.767−1.2%
Miami County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+5.9%
Cowley County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Ford County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Harvey County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.2%
Lyon County, KSNot scored10.765+0.5%
Montgomery County, KSNot scored21.630−3.9%
McPherson County, KSNot scored10.864−0.4%
Ellis County, KSNot scored32.420+0.4%
Pottawatomie County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+6.9%
Franklin County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Barton County, KSNot scored11.050−2.5%
Sumner County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
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Counties in Kansas, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Seward County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.6%
Labette County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Cherokee County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Dickinson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
Jefferson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%
Atchison County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Osage County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Neosho County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Bourbon County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Jackson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.5%
Allen County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%
Marion County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Nemaha County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.1%
Marshall County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Linn County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+3.7%
Rice County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.2%
Brown County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.0%
Pratt County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%
Cloud County, KSNot scored12.618−2.0%
Wilson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Coffey County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Clay County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Thomas County, KSNot scored13.216−2.5%
Anderson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+2.3%
Doniphan County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Grant County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.0%
Kingman County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.4%
Wabaunsee County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Russell County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.4%
Ellsworth County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Pawnee County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Greenwood County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%
Sherman County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Ottawa County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Mitchell County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Gray County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Washington County, KSNot scored14.212−0.2%
Harper County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%
Norton County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Morris County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Stevens County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.9%
Scott County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−6.3%
Phillips County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.8%
Rooks County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.9%
Republic County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Barber County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.9%
Stafford County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Meade County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Kearny County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.0%
Haskell County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Smith County, KSNot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Osborne County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.8%
Chautauqua County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Woodson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Rush County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lincoln County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Jewell County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Gove County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Edwards County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−8.6%
Trego County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Decatur County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Logan County, KSNot scored18.17−2.9%
Ness County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.1%
Cheyenne County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Morton County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−8.4%
Chase County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Rawlins County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.3%
Hamilton County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.4%
Elk County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Sheridan County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Kiowa County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Graham County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.4%
Wichita County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.5%
Stanton County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.5%
Clark County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Comanche County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Hodgeman County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−7.0%
Lane County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wallace County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%
Greeley County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Kansas?

There are 69 home inspectors on map listings in Kansas as of September 2026. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Kansas spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $16.6B a year, or $14,105 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 69 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 9% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Kansas has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 91, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Kansas would have about 63, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,578 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Wichita metro area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 3 scored counties in Kansas, Sedgwick County scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Kansas scores 36 for home inspectors (lower middle), #40 of 50 scored states.

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