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Home inspectors in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area

The home inspectors in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #197 of 243 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,149 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
65
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
431,329
+3.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area is 33 (lower middle), #197 of 243 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 home inspectors in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $14,149 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area spend about $2.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 35% 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 the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGulfport-Biloxi metro areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.40.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)65127100
Households per official establishmentn/a54,54417,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.0%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,149$13,696$16,661
Median household income$62,418$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3355

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
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area, 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 the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
431,329+3.5% since 2020
Households
167,947
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,216 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$62,418+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,681
Median home value
$205,000
Jobs located here
157,472
Daytime population
413,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Mississippi

Metro areas in Mississippi ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Memphis, TN-MS-AR68180.3162−0.3%#32 of 243
1Jackson, MS5990.4143−1.4%#67 of 243
2Gulfport-Biloxi, MS33140.865+3.5%#197 of 243
3Hattiesburg, MS2950.864+2.6%#219 of 243

Other business types in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area?

The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has 14 home inspectors on map listings 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 the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.4B a year, or $14,149 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 35% 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 167,947 households in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has 0.8 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 65, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area would have about 9, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area at 431,329 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,947 households. Median household income in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area is $62,418, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores 33 for home inspectors (lower middle), #197 of 243 scored metro areas.

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