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Home inspectors in Johnson County, KS
How Johnson County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #255 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,624 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 63
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 636,906
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 home inspectors in Johnson County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Johnson County comes to about $4.1B a year: $16,624 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 37% 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.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Johnson County in 2023, down 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 11,882 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Johnson County.
Population estimates show Johnson County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Johnson County is 44 (lower middle), #255 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Kansas.
How Johnson County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Johnson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 63 | 91 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 11,882 | 22,578 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.2% | −7.1% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,624 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $109,208 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 21−19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 636,906+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 249,531
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,310
- Median household income
- $109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,207
- Median home value
- $391,200
- Jobs located here
- 379,207
- Daytime population
- 678,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Johnson County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sedgwick County, KS | 51 | 12 | 0.6 | 90 | +2.6% | #192 of 415 |
| 2Johnson County, KS | 44 | 25 | 1.0 | 63 | +4.2% | #255 of 415 |
| 3Douglas County, KS | 33 | 5 | 1.0 | 54 | +1.8% | #336 of 415 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management55
- Mortgage brokers and lenders31
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Johnson County, KS?
There are 25 home inspectors on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 19.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Johnson County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.1B a year, or $16,624 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 37% 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Johnson County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 63, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Johnson County would have about 16, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,882 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 44 for home inspectors (lower middle), #255 of 415 scored counties.
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