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Home inspectors in Eaton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Eaton 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $640M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,089 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 81
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,581
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Eaton County comes to about $640M a year: $14,089 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 19% 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 3 home inspectors on map listings in Eaton County as of September 2026. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Eaton County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eaton County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 home inspectors on map listings, Eaton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Eaton 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 | Eaton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 81 | 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 | +0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,089 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,597 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 30 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 Eaton 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 Eaton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,581+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 45,428
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $79,597+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,970
- Median home value
- $216,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,164
- Daytime population
- 108,771Residents 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 Eaton 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 |
| Eaton County, MI | Not scored | 3 | 0.7 | 81 | +0.4% |
Other business types in Eaton 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management67
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Eaton County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 home inspectors in Eaton County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Eaton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Eaton County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $640M a year, or $14,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 19% 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 45,428 households in Eaton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eaton County, MI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Eaton County has 0.7 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Eaton County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Eaton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Eaton County at 109,581 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,428 households. The median household income in Eaton County is $79,597 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Eaton County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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