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Home inspectors in Dorchester County, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Dorchester County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$192M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,173 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
37
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,628
+3.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 home inspectors in Dorchester County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

At $14,173 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Dorchester County spend about $192M a year on rent and homeowner costs. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Dorchester County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dorchester County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 home inspectors on map listings, Dorchester County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dorchester County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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.

Home inspectors in Dorchester County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureDorchester CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.50.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)37109100
Households per official establishmentn/a17,37417,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.5%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,173$17,488$16,661
Median household income$61,839$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,628+3.4% since 2020
Households
13,546
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
541 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$61,839+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,771
Median home value
$262,400
Jobs located here
12,352
Daytime population
29,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Dorchester County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Prince George’s County, MD7570.2325+0.5%#27 of 415
2Howard County, MD6950.4187+1.9%#62 of 415
3Montgomery County, MD69230.6125+1.3%#67 of 415
4Anne Arundel County, MD6850.2322+1.7%#68 of 415
5Frederick County, MD57111.168+11.0%#142 of 415
6Harford County, MD5660.6115+2.0%#147 of 415
7Baltimore city, MD47170.782−2.3%#218 of 415
8Baltimore County, MD46260.881−0.7%#229 of 415
9Carroll County, MD3391.450+2.2%#338 of 415
10Calvert County, MD3251.549+1.7%#345 of 415
Dorchester County, MDNot scored21.537+3.4%

Other business types in Dorchester County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Dorchester County, MD?

There are 2 home inspectors on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Dorchester County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Dorchester County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $192M a year, or $14,173 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 13,546 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dorchester County, MD compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Dorchester County has 2 home inspectors on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Dorchester County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Dorchester County at 33,628 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,546 households. Median household income in Dorchester County is $61,839, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Dorchester County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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