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Home inspectors in Hampshire County, MA

How Hampshire County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,798 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
222
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
164,065
+10.4% 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

At $18,798 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Hampshire County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

Hampshire County has 2 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Hampshire County in 2023. That is one for every 20,705 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hampshire County grew 10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 home inspectors on map listings, Hampshire County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hampshire 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.

Home inspectors in Hampshire County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureHampshire CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.30.40.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)222185100
Households per official establishment20,70523,80417,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.4%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,798$20,433$16,661
Median household income$87,001$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored81

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$224K
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
4The 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire County

Population, 2025 estimate
164,065+10.4% since 2020
Households
62,114
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
527 sq. mi.
People per square mile
307
Median household income
$87,001+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,338
Median home value
$390,300
Jobs located here
70,980
Daytime population
165,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

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
Hampshire County, MANot scored20.3222+10.4%

Other business types in Hampshire County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Hampshire County, MA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 home inspectors in Hampshire County. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Hampshire County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $18,798 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 62,114 households in Hampshire County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hampshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Hampshire County has 2 home inspectors on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Hampshire County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,705 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Hampshire County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Hampshire County at 164,065 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,114 households. The median household income in Hampshire County is $87,001 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hampshire 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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How the score works · Top markets for home inspectors · All 56 business types in Hampshire County

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