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Home inspectors in Washington County, MN
How Washington 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #99 of 415 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,941 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 114
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 286,895
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Washington County comes to about $1.8B a year: $16,941 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 14% 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.
Washington County has 6 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 13,197 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Washington County is 63 (upper middle), #99 of 415 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 114 | 88 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 13,197 | 18,173 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,941 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $115,345 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $825K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 286,895+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,577
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 718
- Median household income
- $115,345+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,415
- Median home value
- $422,000
- Jobs located here
- 92,191
- Daytime population
- 224,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Washington 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 management68
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors63
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Washington County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 home inspectors in Washington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.8B a year, or $16,941 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 14% 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 105,577 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Washington 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 114, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Washington County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,197 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 286,895 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,577 households. The median household income in Washington County is $115,345 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Washington County scores 63 for home inspectors (upper middle), #99 of 415 scored counties.
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