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Home inspectors in Bay County, MI
The home inspectors in Bay County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #413 of 415 scored counties
#15 of 15 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $584M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,949 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 44
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,123
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Bay County scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #413 of 415 scored counties and #15 of 15 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 home inspectors in Bay County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Bay County comes to about $584M a year: $12,949 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 56% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Bay County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Bay County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bay County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Bay County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 44 | 86 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 26,996 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,949 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,763 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Bay 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 Bay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,123−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 45,103
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 442 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 233
- Median household income
- $61,763+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,153
- Median home value
- $152,200
- Jobs located here
- 31,089
- Daytime population
- 93,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Bay County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| 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 |
| 15Bay County, MI | 8 | 5 | 1.1 | 44 | −1.6% | #413 of 415 |
Other business types in Bay 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 estate51
- Real estate agents and brokers55
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors8
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Bay County, MI?
There are 5 home inspectors on map listings in Bay County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Bay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bay County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $584M a year, or $12,949 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 56% 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 45,103 households in Bay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bay County, MI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Bay County has 1.1 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 44, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Bay County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Bay County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Bay County at 102,123 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,103 households. Median household income in Bay County is $61,763, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Bay County scores 8 for home inspectors (very low), #413 of 415 scored counties.
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