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Home inspectors in Dakota County, MN
The home inspectors in Dakota County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #126 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,203 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 108
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $16,203 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Dakota County spend about $2.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 8% 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.
There are 10 home inspectors on map listings in Dakota County as of September 2026. 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Dakota County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 14,530 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dakota County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Dakota County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #126 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Dakota 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.
| Measure | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 108 | 88 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 14,530 | 18,173 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,203 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Dakota County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| 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 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors59
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Dakota County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 home inspectors in Dakota County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.8B a year, or $16,203 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 8% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Dakota 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 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Dakota County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,530 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dakota County scores 59 for home inspectors (upper middle), #126 of 415 scored counties.
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