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Home inspectors in Itasca County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$248.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,424 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
95
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
45,404
+0.9% 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 1 home inspector in Itasca County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in Itasca County spend about $248.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,424 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Itasca County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Itasca County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 home inspector on map listings, Itasca County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Itasca 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 Itasca County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureItasca CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.70.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9588100
Households per official establishmentn/a18,17317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,424$15,162$16,661
Median household income$68,603$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Itasca 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 Itasca County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,404+0.9% since 2020
Households
18,541
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$68,603+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,664
Median home value
$225,200
Jobs located here
16,336
Daytime population
40,939Residents 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 Itasca 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
Itasca County, MNNot scored10.595+0.9%

Other business types in Itasca County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Itasca County, MN?

There is 1 home inspector on map listings in Itasca County as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Itasca County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $248.9M a year, or $13,424 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 18,541 households in Itasca County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Itasca County has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending.

How fast is Itasca County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Itasca County at 45,404 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,541 households. Median household income in Itasca County is $68,603, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Itasca County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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