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Home inspectors in Anoka County, MN

The home inspectors in Anoka County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #101 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,705 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
103
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,605
+4.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 home inspectors in Anoka County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Anoka County comes to about $2.2B a year: $15,705 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 3% 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Anoka County in 2023. That is one for every 19,633 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Anoka County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Anoka County is 63 (upper middle), #101 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Anoka County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Anoka County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureAnoka CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.70.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10388100
Households per official establishment19,63318,17317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,705$15,162$16,661
Median household income$101,869$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6334

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
381,605+4.7% since 2020
Households
137,432
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
878
Median household income
$101,869+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,024
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
136,618
Daytime population
310,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Anoka County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN6360.6114+6.9%#99 of 415
2Anoka County, MN6380.6103+4.7%#101 of 415
3Dakota County, MN59100.6108+3.9%#126 of 415
4Hennepin County, MN47360.791+0.2%#217 of 415
5Ramsey County, MN45150.783−1.8%#240 of 415
6Wright County, MN4550.966+11.1%#245 of 415
7Scott County, MN4471.352+5.1%#259 of 415
8St. Louis County, MN3750.690+0.2%#312 of 415
9Stearns County, MN3061.055+3.6%#363 of 415
10Chisago County, MN2752.325+4.3%#383 of 415

Other business types in Anoka County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Anoka County, MN?

There are 8 home inspectors on map listings in Anoka County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Anoka County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.2B a year, or $15,705 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 3% 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 137,432 households in Anoka County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anoka County, MN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Anoka 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 103, 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 19,633 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Anoka County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Anoka County at 381,605 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,432 households. Median household income in Anoka County is $101,869, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Anoka County scores 63 for home inspectors (upper middle), #101 of 415 scored counties.

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