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Home inspectors in Nevada

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Nevada, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
74
5 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
81
+20.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.5B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
111
11% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#17 of 50
Market score 56 · Upper middle

A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Nevada by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 74 home inspectors on map listings in Nevada as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations, 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 Nevada comes to about $21.5B a year: $17,879 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 11% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Nevada in 2023, up 20.9% from 2019. That is one for every 14,847 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Nevada.

Among 50 states, Nevada ranks #17 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest (64). Among 2 scored counties, Washoe County scores highest (68).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nevada, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Nevada, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Reno, NV64140.6114+5.0%#47 of 243
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV64540.6108+5.8%#49 of 243
Carson City, NVNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Nevada, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Elko, NVNot scored42.034+2.1%
Pahrump, NVNot scored10.5137+10.3%
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CANot scored20.979+0.9%
Fallon, NVNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Winnemucca, NVNot scored00.0n/a0.0%

Counties

Counties in Nevada, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washoe County, NV68120.6119+4.4%#72 of 415
2Clark County, NV66540.6108+5.8%#80 of 415
Lyon County, NVNot scored20.879+9.5%
Carson City, NVNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%
Nye County, NVNot scored10.5137+10.3%
Elko County, NVNot scored42.033+2.1%
Douglas County, NVNot scored10.5155+1.2%
Churchill County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Humboldt County, NVNot scored00.0n/a0.0%
White Pine County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−4.5%
Pershing County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lander County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+2.6%
Mineral County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lincoln County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−2.6%
Storey County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+3.7%
Eureka County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+0.8%
Esmeralda County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Nevada?

As of September 2026, map listings count 74 home inspectors in Nevada. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 20.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Nevada spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $21.5B a year, or $17,879 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 74 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 11% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,202,593 households in Nevada and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nevada compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Nevada 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 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Nevada would have about 82, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,847 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Nevada has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 2 scored counties in Nevada, Washoe County scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Nevada scores 56 for home inspectors (upper middle), #17 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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