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Home inspectors in Barnstable County, MA
The home inspectors in Barnstable County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #159 of 415 scored counties
#8 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,782 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 home inspectors in Barnstable County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $19,782 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Barnstable County spend about $2.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is in line with 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Barnstable County in 2023. That is one for every 9,616 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Barnstable County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Barnstable County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #159 of 415 scored counties and #8 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Barnstable County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 100 | 185 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,616 | 23,804 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,782 | $20,433 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $507K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Barnstable 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 Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Norfolk County, MA | 86 | 9 | 0.3 | 270 | +2.2% | #1 of 415 |
| 2Middlesex County, MA | 83 | 31 | 0.5 | 175 | +2.8% | #5 of 415 |
| 3Plymouth County, MA | 83 | 11 | 0.5 | 148 | +3.5% | #6 of 415 |
| 4Worcester County, MA | 78 | 14 | 0.4 | 179 | +3.7% | #17 of 415 |
| 5Suffolk County, MA | 77 | 12 | 0.4 | 205 | +0.1% | #20 of 415 |
| 6Essex County, MA | 75 | 20 | 0.6 | 121 | +2.3% | #30 of 415 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 73 | 6 | 0.3 | 277 | +2.9% | #38 of 415 |
| 8Barnstable County, MA | 55 | 8 | 0.8 | 100 | +2.4% | #159 of 415 |
Other business types in Barnstable 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders62
- Home inspectors55
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Barnstable County, MA?
There are 8 home inspectors on map listings in Barnstable County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.1B a year, or $19,782 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is in line with 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 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Barnstable County has 0.8 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,616 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 55 for home inspectors (upper middle), #159 of 415 scored counties.
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