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Home inspectors in Minnesota

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Minnesota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 151; 9 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments: 127; −3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year: $35B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 0.7; 17% above the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 88; 12% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #44 of 50; Market score 34 · Lower middle

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What this means

Minnesota has 151 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $15,162 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Minnesota spend about $35B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 12% 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.

Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Minnesota in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 18,173 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $405K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Minnesota.

Among 50 states, Minnesota ranks #44 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Rochester metro area scores highest (58). Among 11 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (63).

Every market in Minnesota for home inspectors

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Minnesota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Minnesota, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Rochester, MN	58	5	0.5	109	+2.0%	#73 of 243
2Duluth, MN-WI	55	6	0.5	104	+0.2%	#92 of 243
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	55	9	0.7	75	+9.5%	#96 of 243
Fargo, ND-MN	51	11	1.0	54	+7.7%	#124 of 243
3Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	49	102	0.7	88	+2.6%	#130 of 243
4St. Cloud, MN	35	6	0.8	70	+3.0%	#186 of 243
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	30	5	0.7	76	+0.4%	#213 of 243
Mankato, MN	Not scored	3	0.7	72	+1.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN	Not scored	2	0.5	113	+0.8%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Minnesota, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Brainerd, MN	Not scored	7	1.7	32	+4.3%
Faribault-Northfield, MN	Not scored	2	0.9	65	+4.2%
Fergus Falls, MN	Not scored	1	0.4	132	+1.6%
Winona, MN	Not scored	2	1.0	53	+1.8%
Red Wing, MN	Not scored	2	1.0	54	+1.3%
Bemidji, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Grand Rapids, MN	Not scored	1	0.5	95	+0.9%
Willmar, MN	Not scored	3	1.7	31	+2.3%
Austin, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	82	+2.3%
Alexandria, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.6%
Owatonna, MN	Not scored	2	1.3	41	+0.2%
Hutchinson, MN	Not scored	1	0.7	82	−0.3%
Detroit Lakes, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.9%
Albert Lea, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
New Ulm, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Marshall, MN	Not scored	3	3.0	18	+1.0%
Wahpeton, ND-MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Worthington, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Fairmont, MN	Not scored	1	1.1	44	−2.8%

Counties

Counties in Minnesota, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Washington County, MN	63	6	0.6	114	+6.9%	#99 of 415
2Anoka County, MN	63	8	0.6	103	+4.7%	#101 of 415
3Dakota County, MN	59	10	0.6	108	+3.9%	#126 of 415
4Hennepin County, MN	47	36	0.7	91	+0.2%	#217 of 415
5Ramsey County, MN	45	15	0.7	83	−1.8%	#240 of 415
6Wright County, MN	45	5	0.9	66	+11.1%	#245 of 415
7Scott County, MN	44	7	1.3	52	+5.1%	#259 of 415
8St. Louis County, MN	37	5	0.6	90	+0.2%	#312 of 415
9Stearns County, MN	30	6	1.0	55	+3.6%	#363 of 415
10Chisago County, MN	27	5	2.3	25	+4.3%	#383 of 415
11Crow Wing County, MN	20	6	2.0	26	+4.3%	#399 of 415
Olmsted County, MN	Not scored	4	0.6	100	+2.3%
Carver County, MN	Not scored	2	0.5	138	+6.6%
Sherburne County, MN	Not scored	3	0.8	72	+6.8%
Blue Earth County, MN	Not scored	3	1.1	48	+2.1%
Rice County, MN	Not scored	2	0.9	65	+4.2%
Clay County, MN	Not scored	3	1.1	48	+3.6%
Otter Tail County, MN	Not scored	1	0.4	132	+1.6%
Winona County, MN	Not scored	2	1.0	53	+1.8%
Goodhue County, MN	Not scored	2	1.0	54	+1.3%
Beltrami County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Itasca County, MN	Not scored	1	0.5	95	+0.9%
Kandiyohi County, MN	Not scored	3	1.7	31	+2.3%
Isanti County, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	90	+7.3%
Benton County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.9%

Show all 87 counties

Counties in Minnesota, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Mower County, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	82	+2.3%
Douglas County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.6%
Steele County, MN	Not scored	2	1.3	41	+0.2%
McLeod County, MN	Not scored	1	0.7	82	−0.3%
Carlton County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.4%
Becker County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.9%
Nicollet County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.7%
Morrison County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.9%
Cass County, MN	Not scored	1	0.8	67	+4.2%
Polk County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.8%
Freeborn County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Pine County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+5.5%
Le Sueur County, MN	Not scored	1	0.9	67	+2.9%
Mille Lacs County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.8%
Brown County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Todd County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.0%
Lyon County, MN	Not scored	3	3.0	18	+1.0%
Meeker County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%
Nobles County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Hubbard County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.6%
Wabasha County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%
Fillmore County, MN	Not scored	1	1.1	46	+1.4%
Dodge County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.3%
Martin County, MN	Not scored	1	1.1	44	−2.8%
Waseca County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Houston County, MN	Not scored	1	1.2	44	−2.3%
Kanabec County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.6%
Aitkin County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.5%
Redwood County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Roseau County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Sibley County, MN	Not scored	1	1.7	32	+3.6%
Renville County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.3%
Wadena County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.9%
Faribault County, MN	Not scored	1	1.6	31	−0.1%
Pennington County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.8%
Chippewa County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Koochiching County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.7%
Cottonwood County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Pope County, MN	Not scored	1	2.0	26	+0.8%
Watonwan County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.0%
Lake County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Jackson County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.3%
Swift County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Stevens County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.8%
Rock County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.2%
Pipestone County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Marshall County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%
Clearwater County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.0%
Murray County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Lac qui Parle County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Wilkin County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Norman County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Grant County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Cook County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Lincoln County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.7%
Mahnomen County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.1%
Big Stone County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Kittson County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.7%
Red Lake County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Lake of the Woods County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Traverse County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−6.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Minnesota?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 home inspectors in Minnesota. 9 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Minnesota spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $35B a year, or $15,162 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 151 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 12% 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 2,307,955 households in Minnesota and national spending patterns by income.

How does Minnesota compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Minnesota 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 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Minnesota would have about 133, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,173 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Minnesota has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Rochester metro area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 11 scored counties in Minnesota, Washington County scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Minnesota scores 34 for home inspectors (lower middle), #44 of 50 scored states.

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