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Home inspectors in Buchanan County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Buchanan County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$431.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,907 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
41
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,540
−1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 home inspectors in Buchanan County. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $12,907 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Buchanan County spend about $431.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 59% 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 Buchanan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buchanan County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 home inspectors on map listings, Buchanan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Buchanan County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Buchanan County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBuchanan CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4183100
Households per official establishmentn/a20,22817,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.1%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,907$13,809$16,661
Median household income$62,158$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored25

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,540−1.1% since 2020
Households
33,439
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$62,158+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,732
Median home value
$166,300
Jobs located here
45,678
Daytime population
92,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Buchanan County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, MO5250.696+2.7%#181 of 415
2Jackson County, MO49170.694+2.1%#204 of 415
3St. Louis County, MO45280.785−1.2%#239 of 415
4St. Charles County, MO40150.966+4.9%#287 of 415
5Clay County, MO3690.964+4.3%#320 of 415
6Greene County, MO32151.143+3.3%#348 of 415
7Boone County, MO25131.731+4.2%#391 of 415
8Taney County, MO983.514+1.7%#412 of 415
Buchanan County, MONot scored41.241−1.1%

Other business types in Buchanan County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Buchanan County, MO?

Buchanan County has 4 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Buchanan County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Buchanan County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $431.6M a year, or $12,907 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 59% 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 33,439 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Buchanan County, MO compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Buchanan County has 1.2 home inspectors per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 41, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Buchanan County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Buchanan County at 83,540 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,439 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $62,158, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Buchanan County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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