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Home inspectors in Wright County, MN
How Wright 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #245 of 415 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $863.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,993 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 66
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,559
- +11.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home inspectors in Wright County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Wright County comes to about $863.8M a year: $15,993 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 34% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Wright County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 9,002 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wright County grew 11.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Wright County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #245 of 415 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Wright 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 | Wright County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 66 | 88 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,002 | 18,173 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,993 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $107,209 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $104K
- 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
- 3The 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 Wright 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 Wright County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,559+11.1% since 2020
- Households
- 54,010
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $107,209+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,718
- Median home value
- $358,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,489
- Daytime population
- 114,013Residents 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 Wright 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 Wright 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 estate48
- Real estate agents and brokers47
- Property management76
- Mortgage brokers and lenders70
- Home inspectors45
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Wright County, MN?
Wright County has 5 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Wright County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $863.8M a year, or $15,993 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 34% 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 54,010 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wright County, MN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Wright County has 0.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 66, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Wright County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,002 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Wright County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wright County at 157,559 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,010 households. Median household income in Wright County is $107,209, 33% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wright County scores 45 for home inspectors (lower middle), #245 of 415 scored counties.
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