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Home inspectors in the Monroe, MI metro area
The home inspectors in the Monroe, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $892.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,166 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 113
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,004
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 home inspectors in the Monroe metro area. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in the Monroe metro area spend about $892.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,166 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 13% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Monroe metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 21,010 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Monroe metro area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 home inspectors on map listings, the Monroe metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Monroe 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 | Monroe metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 113 | 86 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 21,010 | 26,996 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,166 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,335 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $659K
- 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
- 3The 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 the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,004+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 63,029
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,107
- Median home value
- $228,900
- Jobs located here
- 38,727
- Daytime population
- 128,192Residents 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 Monroe 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 |
| Monroe, MI | Not scored | 3 | 0.5 | 113 | +0.7% |
Other business types in the Monroe 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in the Monroe, MI metro area?
There are 3 home inspectors on map listings in the Monroe metro area as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in the Monroe, MI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $892.9M a year, or $14,166 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 13% above 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 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
The Monroe metro area has 0.5 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 113, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,010 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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 Monroe metro area has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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