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Home inspectors in Genesee County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #305 of 415 scored counties
#8 of 15 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,119 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
70
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
401,093
−1.1% 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

At $13,119 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Genesee County spend about $2.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 30% 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 12 home inspectors on map listings in Genesee County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Genesee County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 23,905 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Genesee County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Genesee County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home inspectors, Genesee County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #305 of 415 scored counties and #8 of 15 scored counties in Michigan.

How Genesee 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 Genesee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGenesee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7086100
Households per official establishment23,90526,99617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,119$13,996$16,661
Median household income$62,281$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$310K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Genesee 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 Genesee County

Population, 2025 estimate
401,093−1.1% since 2020
Households
167,334
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
633
Median household income
$62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,062
Median home value
$182,400
Jobs located here
125,696
Daytime population
375,742Residents 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 Genesee 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

Other business types in Genesee County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Genesee County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home inspectors in Genesee County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

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

About $2.2B a year, or $13,119 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 30% 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 167,334 households in Genesee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Genesee 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 70, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Genesee County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,905 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Genesee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Genesee County at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in Genesee County is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Genesee County scores 38 for home inspectors (lower middle), #305 of 415 scored counties.

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