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Home inspectors in Bristol County, MA
The home inspectors in Bristol County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #38 of 415 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,638 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 277
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 593,640
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Bristol County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #38 of 415 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home inspectors.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 home inspectors in Bristol County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.3 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Bristol County spend about $4.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,638 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 2.8 times 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 Bristol County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 16,702 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $740K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Bristol County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bristol 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 | Bristol County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 277 | 185 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 16,702 | 23,804 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,638 | $20,433 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,625 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $740K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Bristol 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 Bristol County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 593,640+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 233,825
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,053
- Median household income
- $85,625+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,533
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 230,662
- Daytime population
- 523,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Bristol County marked.
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 Bristol 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 estate58
- Real estate agents and brokers62
- Property management75
- Mortgage brokers and lenders62
- Home inspectors73
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Bristol County, MA?
There are 6 home inspectors on map listings in Bristol County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Bristol County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.4B a year, or $18,638 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 2.8 times 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 233,825 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol County, MA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Bristol County has 0.3 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 277, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Bristol County would have about 17, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,702 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol County at 593,640 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 233,825 households. Median household income in Bristol County is $85,625, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Bristol County scores 73 for home inspectors (upper middle), #38 of 415 scored counties.
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