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Home inspectors in Clay County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Clay County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #320 of 415 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,775 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 64
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,032
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #320 of 415 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 home inspectors in Clay County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $14,775 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 36% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Clay County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 9,288 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates show Clay County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clay 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.
| Measure | Clay County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 64 | 83 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,288 | 20,228 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.1% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,775 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,468 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,032+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,171
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 649
- Median household income
- $88,468+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,962
- Median home value
- $275,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,697
- Daytime population
- 242,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, MO | 52 | 5 | 0.6 | 96 | +2.7% | #181 of 415 |
| 2Jackson County, MO | 49 | 17 | 0.6 | 94 | +2.1% | #204 of 415 |
| 3St. Louis County, MO | 45 | 28 | 0.7 | 85 | −1.2% | #239 of 415 |
| 4St. Charles County, MO | 40 | 15 | 0.9 | 66 | +4.9% | #287 of 415 |
| 5Clay County, MO | 36 | 9 | 0.9 | 64 | +4.3% | #320 of 415 |
| 6Greene County, MO | 32 | 15 | 1.1 | 43 | +3.3% | #348 of 415 |
| 7Boone County, MO | 25 | 13 | 1.7 | 31 | +4.2% | #391 of 415 |
| 8Taney County, MO | 9 | 8 | 3.5 | 14 | +1.7% | #412 of 415 |
Other business types in Clay 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 brokers34
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders33
- Home inspectors36
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Clay County, MO?
Clay County has 9 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $14,775 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 36% 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 102,171 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MO compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Clay 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 64, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Clay County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,288 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 265,032 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 102,171 households. Median household income in Clay County is $88,468, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Clay County scores 36 for home inspectors (lower middle), #320 of 415 scored counties.
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