Market rankings · New Jersey
Home inspectors in New Jersey
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Jersey, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 242
- 4 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 155
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $71.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 113
- 13% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #3 of 50
- Market score 71 · Upper middle
A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
New Jersey has 242 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in New Jersey spend about $71.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,430 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 13% 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 155 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in New Jersey in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 22,630 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, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $235K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in New Jersey.
Among 50 states, New Jersey ranks #3 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest (79). Among 17 scored counties, Union County scores highest (85).
Every market in New Jersey for home inspectors
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 79 | 8 | 0.6 | 139 | +3.3% | #8 of 243 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 72 | 118 | 0.5 | 152 | +1.4% | #22 of 243 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 71 | 444 | 0.6 | 128 | +0.6% | #26 of 243 |
| 2Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 68 | 8 | 0.5 | 135 | +0.8% | #33 of 243 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 68 | 24 | 0.7 | 100 | +3.0% | #35 of 243 |
| Vineland, NJ | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, NJ | 85 | 10 | 0.5 | 160 | +5.0% | #2 of 415 |
| 2Hudson County, NJ | 83 | 9 | 0.3 | 251 | +1.8% | #3 of 415 |
| 3Morris County, NJ | 81 | 14 | 0.7 | 121 | +3.2% | #10 of 415 |
| 4Mercer County, NJ | 79 | 8 | 0.6 | 139 | +3.3% | #14 of 415 |
| 5Essex County, NJ | 79 | 20 | 0.6 | 116 | +4.2% | #15 of 415 |
| 6Camden County, NJ | 78 | 6 | 0.3 | 242 | +2.4% | #16 of 415 |
| 7Middlesex County, NJ | 76 | 22 | 0.7 | 111 | +2.6% | #26 of 415 |
| 8Gloucester County, NJ | 71 | 8 | 0.7 | 108 | +3.3% | #51 of 415 |
| 9Passaic County, NJ | 68 | 15 | 0.8 | 86 | +1.6% | #73 of 415 |
| 10Atlantic County, NJ | 67 | 6 | 0.5 | 125 | +1.6% | #75 of 415 |
| 11Bergen County, NJ | 67 | 26 | 0.7 | 115 | +2.4% | #77 of 415 |
| 12Ocean County, NJ | 66 | 17 | 0.7 | 104 | +5.6% | #81 of 415 |
| 13Burlington County, NJ | 66 | 21 | 1.2 | 66 | +4.3% | #84 of 415 |
| 14Monmouth County, NJ | 64 | 27 | 1.1 | 78 | +1.4% | #96 of 415 |
| 15Warren County, NJ | 49 | 6 | 1.3 | 56 | +3.2% | #209 of 415 |
| 16Sussex County, NJ | 41 | 8 | 1.4 | 58 | +2.9% | #278 of 415 |
| 17Hunterdon County, NJ | 41 | 12 | 2.4 | 37 | +2.3% | #284 of 415 |
| Somerset County, NJ | Not scored | 4 | 0.3 | 289 | +3.5% | |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Cape May County, NJ | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | 164 | −1.7% | |
| Salem County, NJ | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | 169 | +2.3% |
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 New Jersey?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 242 home inspectors in New Jersey. 4 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $71.7B a year, or $20,430 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 242 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 13% 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 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
New Jersey has 0.7 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 113, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, New Jersey would have about 273, against 242 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,630 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for home inspectors?
Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 17 scored counties in New Jersey, Union County scores highest, at 85 (high). 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. New Jersey scores 71 for home inspectors (upper middle), #3 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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