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Home inspectors in Washoe County, NV
The home inspectors in Washoe County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #72 of 415 scored counties
#1 of 2 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,762 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 119
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Washoe County comes to about $3.7B a year: $18,762 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 19% 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.
There are 12 home inspectors on map listings in Washoe County as of September 2026. None of them 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Washoe County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 15,330 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $240K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Washoe County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washoe County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #72 of 415 scored counties and #1 of 2 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washoe County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 119 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 15,330 | 14,847 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.9% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,762 | $17,879 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $240K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washoe County, NV | 68 | 12 | 0.6 | 119 | +4.4% | #72 of 415 |
| 2Clark County, NV | 66 | 54 | 0.6 | 108 | +5.8% | #80 of 415 |
Other business types in Washoe 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers39
- Property management45
- Mortgage brokers and lenders33
- Home inspectors68
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Washoe County, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home inspectors in Washoe County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.7B a year, or $18,762 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 19% 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 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Washoe 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 119, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Washoe County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,330 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Washoe County scores 68 for home inspectors (upper middle), #72 of 415 scored counties.
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