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Home inspectors in Oakland County, MI
How Oakland County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #148 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 15 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 34
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,935 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
- 1,288,337
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 home inspectors in Oakland County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $15,935 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Oakland County spend about $8.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Oakland County was 25 in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 21,218 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $450K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Oakland County.
Population estimates show Oakland County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Oakland County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #148 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 15 scored counties in Michigan.
How Oakland 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 | Oakland County | 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 | 21,218 | 26,996 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +3.4% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,935 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $97,760 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 25+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 340 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Oakland 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 Oakland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,288,337+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 530,460
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 867 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,475
- Median household income
- $97,760+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,121
- Median home value
- $343,600
- Jobs located here
- 726,660
- Daytime population
- 1,442,622Residents 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 Oakland 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 |
Other business types in Oakland 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 estate30
- Real estate agents and brokers36
- Property management29
- Mortgage brokers and lenders22
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Oakland County, MI?
Oakland County has 34 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Oakland County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $8.5B a year, or $15,935 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 34 home inspectors on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 530,460 households in Oakland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oakland County, MI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Oakland County 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 national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Oakland County would have about 32, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,218 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Oakland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Oakland County at 1,288,337 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 530,460 households. Median household income in Oakland County is $97,760, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Oakland County scores 56 for home inspectors (upper middle), #148 of 415 scored counties.
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