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Home inspectors in Douglas County, NE

The home inspectors in Douglas County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #151 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,682 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
89
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,460
+3.6% 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 15 home inspectors in Douglas County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Douglas County comes to about $3.5B a year: $14,682 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 11% 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.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Douglas County in 2023. That is one for every 19,869 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Douglas County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Douglas County is 56 (upper middle), #151 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Douglas County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)89113100
Households per official establishment19,86927,51217,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,682$14,176$16,661
Median household income$80,391$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5662

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$988K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
606,460+3.6% since 2020
Households
238,430
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,809
Median household income
$80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,185
Median home value
$266,100
Jobs located here
360,817
Daytime population
660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE6750.790+9.0%#79 of 415
2Douglas County, NE56150.689+3.6%#151 of 415
3Lancaster County, NE5290.780+3.4%#184 of 415

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Douglas County, NE?

Douglas County has 15 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.5B a year, or $14,682 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 11% 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Douglas 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 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Douglas County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,869 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 56 for home inspectors (upper middle), #151 of 415 scored counties.

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