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Home inspectors in Michigan

Markets across Michigan ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 253; 5 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments: 151; +3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year: $57.1B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 0.6; In line with the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 86; 14% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #41 of 50; Market score 36 · Lower middle

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

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 253 home inspectors in Michigan. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Michigan comes to about $57.1B a year: $13,996 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 14% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 151 businesses with payroll in Michigan classed as building inspection services, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 26,996 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, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $959K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Michigan.

Among 50 states, Michigan ranks #41 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Michigan, the Ann Arbor metro area scores highest (65). Among 15 scored counties, Washtenaw County scores highest (63).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Michigan, 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 Michigan, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Ann Arbor, MI	65	7	0.5	126	−0.4%	#41 of 243
2Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	54	102	0.6	95	+0.1%	#105 of 243
3Lansing-East Lansing, MI	53	12	0.6	85	+1.4%	#110 of 243
4Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	42	34	0.8	72	+2.8%	#164 of 243
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38	11	0.9	60	+0.1%	#177 of 243
5Flint, MI	34	12	0.7	70	−1.1%	#189 of 243
6Traverse City, MI	32	10	1.5	36	+2.2%	#207 of 243
7Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	31	11	1.0	52	+0.8%	#209 of 243
8Bay City, MI	5	5	1.1	44	−1.6%	#242 of 243
Saginaw, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.1%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Jackson, MI	Not scored	4	0.6	80	−0.4%
Monroe, MI	Not scored	3	0.5	113	+0.7%
Niles, MI	Not scored	3	0.5	109	−1.3%
Battle Creek, MI	Not scored	4	0.8	67	−0.6%
Midland, MI	Not scored	3	0.9	64	+0.3%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Michigan, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Holland, MI	Not scored	5	1.1	50	+2.1%
Adrian, MI	Not scored	5	1.3	40	−1.6%
Owosso, MI	Not scored	2	0.7	71	−0.4%
Marquette, MI	Not scored	1	0.4	141	+2.3%
Marinette, WI-MI	Not scored	2	0.7	72	+0.3%
Mount Pleasant, MI	Not scored	2	0.8	59	+0.3%
Sturgis, MI	Not scored	1	0.4	117	+0.1%
Cadillac, MI	Not scored	1	0.5	96	+2.0%
Hillsdale, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Coldwater, MI	Not scored	2	1.2	42	+2.5%
Alma, MI	Not scored	1	0.7	73	−1.1%
Big Rapids, MI	Not scored	1	0.6	80	+4.7%
Houghton, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Escanaba, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	Not scored	1	0.7	68	−1.9%
Petoskey, MI	Not scored	1	0.7	84	−1.0%
Iron Mountain, MI-WI	Not scored	1	0.7	70	+0.4%
Ludington, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Alpena, MI	Not scored	2	1.5	31	−0.1%

Counties

Counties in Michigan, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Washtenaw County, MI	63	7	0.5	126	−0.4%	#98 of 415
2Wayne County, MI	58	24	0.3	146	−1.1%	#131 of 415
3Oakland County, MI	56	34	0.6	95	+1.2%	#148 of 415
4Ottawa County, MI	56	8	0.7	80	+3.9%	#152 of 415
5Macomb County, MI	52	23	0.6	84	+0.7%	#183 of 415
6Livingston County, MI	45	9	1.2	52	+1.7%	#250 of 415
7Kent County, MI	40	23	0.9	62	+2.5%	#289 of 415
8Genesee County, MI	38	12	0.7	70	−1.1%	#305 of 415
9Ingham County, MI	37	7	0.6	85	+1.7%	#313 of 415
10Kalamazoo County, MI	34	11	1.0	52	+0.8%	#329 of 415
11Allegan County, MI	22	5	1.1	50	+2.1%	#397 of 415
12St. Clair County, MI	18	10	1.5	35	+0.1%	#401 of 415
13Grand Traverse County, MI	16	6	1.5	37	+1.4%	#402 of 415
14Lenawee County, MI	15	5	1.3	40	−1.6%	#404 of 415
15Bay County, MI	8	5	1.1	44	−1.6%	#413 of 415
Saginaw County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.1%
Muskegon County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Jackson County, MI	Not scored	4	0.6	80	−0.4%
Monroe County, MI	Not scored	3	0.5	113	+0.7%
Berrien County, MI	Not scored	3	0.5	109	−1.3%
Calhoun County, MI	Not scored	4	0.8	67	−0.6%
Eaton County, MI	Not scored	3	0.7	81	+0.4%
Lapeer County, MI	Not scored	2	0.6	93	+1.0%
Midland County, MI	Not scored	3	0.9	64	+0.3%
Clinton County, MI	Not scored	2	0.6	90	+1.6%

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Counties in Michigan, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Van Buren County, MI	Not scored	1	0.3	156	+0.7%
Shiawassee County, MI	Not scored	2	0.7	71	−0.4%
Montcalm County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.1%
Marquette County, MI	Not scored	1	0.4	141	+2.3%
Ionia County, MI	Not scored	2	0.9	60	−0.5%
Isabella County, MI	Not scored	2	0.8	59	+0.3%
Barry County, MI	Not scored	1	0.4	131	+2.2%
St. Joseph County, MI	Not scored	1	0.4	117	+0.1%
Tuscola County, MI	Not scored	1	0.5	105	−1.2%
Cass County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Newaygo County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.1%
Hillsdale County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Branch County, MI	Not scored	2	1.2	42	+2.5%
Gratiot County, MI	Not scored	1	0.7	73	−1.1%
Mecosta County, MI	Not scored	1	0.6	80	+4.7%
Sanilac County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Houghton County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Delta County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Chippewa County, MI	Not scored	1	0.7	68	−1.9%
Emmet County, MI	Not scored	1	0.7	84	−1.0%
Wexford County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.3%
Clare County, MI	Not scored	3	2.4	19	+2.3%
Huron County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.7%
Mason County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Alpena County, MI	Not scored	2	1.5	31	−0.1%
Oceana County, MI	Not scored	1	1.0	52	+1.7%
Charlevoix County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Dickinson County, MI	Not scored	1	0.8	59	−0.3%
Cheboygan County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.9%
Gladwin County, MI	Not scored	1	0.9	54	+2.8%
Otsego County, MI	Not scored	2	1.8	29	+3.8%
Manistee County, MI	Not scored	1	0.9	53	+2.3%
Iosco County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.3%
Antrim County, MI	Not scored	1	0.9	58	+5.3%
Roscommon County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.9%
Menominee County, MI	Not scored	2	1.9	25	−2.2%
Osceola County, MI	Not scored	1	1.1	45	+2.7%
Leelanau County, MI	Not scored	2	2.1	29	+3.0%
Ogemaw County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Benzie County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.1%
Kalkaska County, MI	Not scored	2	2.6	19	+4.3%
Missaukee County, MI	Not scored	1	1.7	29	+1.4%
Arenac County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Gogebic County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Crawford County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+5.7%
Presque Isle County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.0%
Lake County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+9.1%
Iron County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.1%
Mackinac County, MI	Not scored	1	1.9	26	+3.8%
Alcona County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.7%
Montmorency County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+7.3%
Alger County, MI	Not scored	2	5.7	8	−2.3%
Oscoda County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+6.0%
Baraga County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.3%
Schoolcraft County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.7%
Luce County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.1%
Ontonagon County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Keweenaw County, MI	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+6.2%

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 Michigan?

Michigan has 253 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019.

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

About $57.1B a year, or $13,996 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 253 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 14% below 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 4,076,369 households in Michigan and national spending patterns by income.

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

Michigan 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 86, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Michigan would have about 217, against 253 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 26,996 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

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

Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Michigan, the Ann Arbor metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 15 scored counties in Michigan, Washtenaw County scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). 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. Michigan scores 36 for home inspectors (lower middle), #41 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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