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Home inspectors in Massachusetts

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Massachusetts, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
117
2 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
117
−3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$56.9B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
0.4
33% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
185
85% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#1 of 50
Market score 81 · High

A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Massachusetts by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 117 home inspectors on map listings in Massachusetts as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $20,433 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Massachusetts spend about $56.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 85% 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.

Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Massachusetts in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 23,804 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, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $925K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Massachusetts.

Among 50 states, Massachusetts ranks #1 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 81 (high). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (82). Among 8 scored counties, Norfolk County scores highest (86).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH82940.5168+2.3%#3 of 243
2Worcester, MA78140.4179+3.7%#9 of 243
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA66220.3219+2.1%#38 of 243
3Barnstable Town, MA5380.8100+2.4%#109 of 243
Springfield, MANot scored30.2406+0.2%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MANot scored20.3222+10.4%
Pittsfield, MANot scored10.2394−1.2%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Massachusetts, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Greenfield, MANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Vineyard Haven, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Nantucket, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.6%

Counties

Counties in Massachusetts, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Norfolk County, MA8690.3270+2.2%#1 of 415
2Middlesex County, MA83310.5175+2.8%#5 of 415
3Plymouth County, MA83110.5148+3.5%#6 of 415
4Worcester County, MA78140.4179+3.7%#17 of 415
5Suffolk County, MA77120.4205+0.1%#20 of 415
6Essex County, MA75200.6121+2.3%#30 of 415
7Bristol County, MA7360.3277+2.9%#38 of 415
8Barnstable County, MA5580.8100+2.4%#159 of 415
Hampden County, MANot scored30.2406+0.2%
Hampshire County, MANot scored20.3222+10.4%
Berkshire County, MANot scored10.2394−1.2%
Franklin County, MANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Dukes County, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Nantucket County, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.6%

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 Massachusetts?

As of September 2026, map listings count 117 home inspectors in Massachusetts. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019.

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

About $56.9B a year, or $20,433 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 117 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 85% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,785,042 households in Massachusetts and national spending patterns by income.

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

Massachusetts has 0.4 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 185, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Massachusetts would have about 217, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,804 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

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

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 8 scored counties in Massachusetts, Norfolk County scores highest, at 86 (high). 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. Massachusetts scores 81 for home inspectors (high), #1 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Massachusetts. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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