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Home inspectors in Branch County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Branch County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$219M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,951 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
42
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
45,993
+2.5% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Branch County comes to about $219M a year: $12,951 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

There are 2 home inspectors on map listings in Branch County as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Branch County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Branch County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 home inspectors on map listings, Branch County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Branch 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.

Home inspectors in Branch County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBranch CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4286100
Households per official establishmentn/a26,99617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,951$13,996$16,661
Median household income$63,724$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Branch 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 Branch County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,993+2.5% since 2020
Households
16,906
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$63,724+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,966
Median home value
$162,500
Jobs located here
14,063
Daytime population
41,389Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washtenaw County, MI6370.5126−0.4%#98 of 415
2Wayne County, MI58240.3146−1.1%#131 of 415
3Oakland County, MI56340.695+1.2%#148 of 415
4Ottawa County, MI5680.780+3.9%#152 of 415
5Macomb County, MI52230.684+0.7%#183 of 415
6Livingston County, MI4591.252+1.7%#250 of 415
7Kent County, MI40230.962+2.5%#289 of 415
8Genesee County, MI38120.770−1.1%#305 of 415
9Ingham County, MI3770.685+1.7%#313 of 415
10Kalamazoo County, MI34111.052+0.8%#329 of 415
Branch County, MINot scored21.242+2.5%

Other business types in Branch County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Branch County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 home inspectors in Branch County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Branch County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Branch County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $219M a year, or $12,951 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, 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 16,906 households in Branch County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Branch County, MI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Branch 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, Branch County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Branch County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Branch County at 45,993 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,906 households. The median household income in Branch County is $63,724 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Branch 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 Branch County

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