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Home inspectors in St. Louis County, MN
How St. Louis County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #312 of 415 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,617 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 90
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 home inspectors in St. Louis County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in St. Louis County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,617 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 10% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in St. Louis County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show St. Louis County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Louis County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #312 of 415 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 90 | 88 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 18,173 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,617 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 34 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management38
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors37
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in St. Louis County, MN?
There are 5 home inspectors on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in St. Louis County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $13,617 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 10% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
St. Louis 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 90, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 37 for home inspectors (lower middle), #312 of 415 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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