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Home inspectors in Louisiana

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

Listings: 94; 3 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments: 79; −2.5% since 2019
Household spending a year: $25.6B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 0.5; 17% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 104; 4% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #36 of 50; Market score 41 · Lower middle

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 94 home inspectors in Louisiana. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Louisiana comes to about $25.6B a year: $14,200 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 4% above 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 79 businesses with payroll in Louisiana classed as building inspection services, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 22,845 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 $115K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Louisiana.

Among 50 states, Louisiana ranks #36 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest (51). Among 8 scored counties, St. Tammany Parish scores highest (54).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	51	8	0.8	79	+5.3%	#122 of 243
2Baton Rouge, LA	48	23	0.7	82	+2.1%	#137 of 243
3New Orleans-Metairie, LA	46	21	0.5	105	−3.4%	#142 of 243
4Lake Charles, LA	41	5	0.5	102	−3.8%	#165 of 243
5Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40	5	0.6	86	−3.5%	#168 of 243
6Lafayette, LA	35	19	1.2	47	+3.8%	#188 of 243
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	Not scored	3	0.2	275	−2.3%
Monroe, LA	Not scored	3	0.3	148	−1.9%
Alexandria, LA	Not scored	2	0.4	149	−2.5%
Hammond, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+5.8%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Opelousas, LA	Not scored	1	0.3	154	−1.9%
New Iberia, LA	Not scored	1	0.4	138	−4.6%
Natchez, MS-LA	Not scored	1	0.5	99	−0.9%
Ruston, LA	Not scored	2	1.1	45	+0.1%
Morgan City, LA	Not scored	1	0.5	93	−5.3%
Bogalusa, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Natchitoches, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.5%
DeRidder, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Minden, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.2%

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1St. Tammany Parish, LA	54	8	0.8	79	+5.3%	#170 of 415
2Livingston Parish, LA	45	6	1.1	51	+8.5%	#252 of 415
3Jefferson Parish, LA	43	10	0.6	98	−1.9%	#261 of 415
4Orleans Parish, LA	43	9	0.6	94	−5.5%	#262 of 415
5East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	39	13	0.7	76	+0.1%	#297 of 415
6Calcasieu Parish, LA	36	5	0.6	87	−3.7%	#318 of 415
7Lafayette Parish, LA	36	17	1.7	33	+6.5%	#323 of 415
8Terrebonne Parish, LA	11	5	1.2	45	−4.8%	#411 of 415
Caddo Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.4%
Ouachita Parish, LA	Not scored	3	0.5	107	−1.0%
Tangipahoa Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+5.8%
Ascension Parish, LA	Not scored	3	0.6	100	+6.4%
Bossier Parish, LA	Not scored	2	0.4	142	+2.5%
Rapides Parish, LA	Not scored	2	0.4	129	−2.9%
Lafourche Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
St. Landry Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.3	154	−1.9%
Iberia Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.4	138	−4.6%
Vermilion Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Acadia Parish, LA	Not scored	2	0.9	54	−0.8%
St. Charles Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.5	111	−3.7%
St. Martin Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Lincoln Parish, LA	Not scored	2	1.1	45	+0.1%
St. Mary Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.5	93	−5.3%
Vernon Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−7.3%
Washington Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
St. Bernard Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.1%
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.7	81	−5.9%
Avoyelles Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.3%
Natchitoches Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.5%
Beauregard Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Webster Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.2%
Evangeline Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.4%
Iberville Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.9	64	+5.5%
De Soto Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.0	53	+2.0%
Morehouse Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−6.9%
Plaquemines Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.3%
Allen Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Grant Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Sabine Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Union Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%
Assumption Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.6%
Richland Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
St. James Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.9%
Franklin Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.6%
East Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.8%
Concordia Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.0%
West Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.7%
Jackson Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+5.6%
LaSalle Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.2%
Claiborne Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.3%
Winn Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+9.1%
Bienville Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.0%
St. Helena Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−9.9%

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 Louisiana?

Louisiana has 94 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019.

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

About $25.6B a year, or $14,200 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 94 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 4% above 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 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

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

Louisiana has 0.5 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 104, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Louisiana would have about 98, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,845 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

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

Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 8 scored counties in Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish scores highest, at 54 (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. Louisiana scores 41 for home inspectors (lower middle), #36 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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