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Home inspectors in Jefferson County, KY
The home inspectors in Jefferson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #244 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,907 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 67
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 home inspectors in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $14,907 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $4.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 33% 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 22,104 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #244 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Jefferson County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 67 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 22,104 | 29,745 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,907 | $14,283 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, KY | 54 | 5 | 1.0 | 65 | +6.5% | #174 of 415 |
| 2Jefferson County, KY | 45 | 28 | 0.8 | 67 | +1.6% | #244 of 415 |
| 3Fayette County, KY | 38 | 13 | 0.9 | 62 | +2.2% | #307 of 415 |
| 4Madison County, KY | 31 | 5 | 1.3 | 40 | +9.4% | #359 of 415 |
| 5Hardin County, KY | 25 | 5 | 1.1 | 50 | +2.4% | #389 of 415 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 estate29
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management33
- Mortgage brokers and lenders25
- Home inspectors45
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Jefferson County, KY?
Jefferson County has 28 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.9B a year, or $14,907 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 33% 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 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Jefferson County has 0.8 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 67, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 19, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,104 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 45 for home inspectors (lower middle), #244 of 415 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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