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Home inspectors in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #67 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 10 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −24.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,441 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 125
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 home inspectors in Montgomery County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Montgomery County comes to about $7.6B a year: $19,441 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 25% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Montgomery County was 19 in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 20,485 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Montgomery County is 69 (upper middle), #67 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 10 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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.
| Measure | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 125 | 109 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 20,485 | 17,374 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.0% | −10.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,441 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 19−24.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prince George’s County, MD | 75 | 7 | 0.2 | 325 | +0.5% | #27 of 415 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 69 | 5 | 0.4 | 187 | +1.9% | #62 of 415 |
| 3Montgomery County, MD | 69 | 23 | 0.6 | 125 | +1.3% | #67 of 415 |
| 4Anne Arundel County, MD | 68 | 5 | 0.2 | 322 | +1.7% | #68 of 415 |
| 5Frederick County, MD | 57 | 11 | 1.1 | 68 | +11.0% | #142 of 415 |
| 6Harford County, MD | 56 | 6 | 0.6 | 115 | +2.0% | #147 of 415 |
| 7Baltimore city, MD | 47 | 17 | 0.7 | 82 | −2.3% | #218 of 415 |
| 8Baltimore County, MD | 46 | 26 | 0.8 | 81 | −0.7% | #229 of 415 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 33 | 9 | 1.4 | 50 | +2.2% | #338 of 415 |
| 10Calvert County, MD | 32 | 5 | 1.5 | 49 | +1.7% | #345 of 415 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders38
- Home inspectors69
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Montgomery County, MD?
Montgomery County has 23 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.6B a year, or $19,441 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 25% 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Montgomery County has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 125, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 29, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,485 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 69 for home inspectors (upper middle), #67 of 415 scored counties.
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