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Home inspectors in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
The home inspectors in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 243 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 102
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,366 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 95
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,390,913
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,366 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area spend about $25.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 5% 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.
There are 102 home inspectors on map listings in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area classed as building inspection services, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 31,586 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $801K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area.
Population estimates show the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #105 of 243 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area 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 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 95 | 86 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 31,586 | 26,996 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +3.4% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,366 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,664 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 208
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1021 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $801K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area, 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 the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,390,913+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,768,816
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 3,893 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,124
- Median household income
- $76,664+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,167
- Median home value
- $249,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,848,019
- Daytime population
- 4,411,570Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| 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 |
Other business types in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area
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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders25
- Home inspectors54
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 home inspectors in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $25.4B a year, or $14,366 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 102 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 5% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,768,816 households in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area 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 95, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area would have about 97, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 31,586 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area at 4,390,913 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,768,816 households. The median household income in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area is $76,664 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area scores 54 for home inspectors (upper middle), #105 of 243 scored metro areas.
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