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Home inspectors in Wayne County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Wayne County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #131 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 15 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- −33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,166 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 146
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,769,038
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 home inspectors in Wayne County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.3 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Wayne County comes to about $9.2B a year: $13,166 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 46% 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 Wayne County was 14 in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 50,042 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $351K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Wayne County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wayne County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #131 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 15 scored counties in Michigan.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 146 | 86 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 50,042 | 26,996 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −33.3% | +3.4% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,166 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $60,539 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 14−33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $351K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,769,038−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 700,591
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,897
- Median household income
- $60,539+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,609
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 669,243
- Daytime population
- 1,771,020Residents 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management43
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors58
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Wayne County, MI?
There are 24 home inspectors on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Wayne County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $9.2B a year, or $13,166 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 24 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 46% 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 700,591 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, MI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Wayne County has 0.3 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 146, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Wayne County would have about 35, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 50,042 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 1,769,038 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 700,591 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $60,539, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Wayne County scores 58 for home inspectors (upper middle), #131 of 415 scored counties.
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