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Home inspectors in Kennebec County, ME
The home inspectors in Kennebec County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #324 of 415 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $916.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,882 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 50
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Kennebec County is 35 (lower middle), #324 of 415 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Kennebec County comes to about $916.9M a year: $16,882 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 50% 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.
There are 7 home inspectors on map listings in Kennebec County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Kennebec County in 2023. That is one for every 10,862 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kennebec County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kennebec County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 50 | 77 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 10,862 | 16,588 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,882 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $603K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 71 | 6 | 0.7 | 108 | +4.8% | #52 of 415 |
| 2Cumberland County, ME | 59 | 10 | 0.8 | 98 | +4.5% | #128 of 415 |
| 3Penobscot County, ME | 48 | 7 | 1.1 | 60 | +3.8% | #213 of 415 |
| 4Kennebec County, ME | 35 | 7 | 1.3 | 50 | +3.5% | #324 of 415 |
| 5Androscoggin County, ME | 33 | 9 | 1.9 | 33 | +4.8% | #340 of 415 |
Other business types in Kennebec 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 estate60
- Real estate agents and brokers68
- Property management46
- Mortgage brokers and lenders79
- Home inspectors35
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Kennebec County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 home inspectors in Kennebec County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $916.9M a year, or $16,882 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 50% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Kennebec County has 1.3 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 50, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,862 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 35 for home inspectors (lower middle), #324 of 415 scored counties.
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