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Home inspectors in New York County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in New York County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 415 scored counties
#1 of 25 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,977 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 518
- 5.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.2
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
New York County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #11 of 415 scored counties and #1 of 25 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home inspectors.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home inspectors in New York County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.2 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in New York County spend about $16.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,977 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 5.2 times 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in New York County in 2023. That is one for every 51,885 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in New York County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How New York County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 518 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 51,885 | 23,706 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,977 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 266
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.3M
- 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
- 62The 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 New York 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York County, NY | 80 | 12 | 0.2 | 518 | −1.3% | #11 of 415 |
| 2Queens County, NY | 75 | 23 | 0.3 | 261 | −1.1% | #28 of 415 |
| 3Kings County, NY | 73 | 32 | 0.3 | 225 | −2.5% | #39 of 415 |
| 4Albany County, NY | 63 | 13 | 1.0 | 73 | +2.2% | #106 of 415 |
| 5Monroe County, NY | 60 | 20 | 0.6 | 108 | −1.0% | #119 of 415 |
| 6Richmond County, NY | 60 | 15 | 0.9 | 86 | +1.3% | #121 of 415 |
| 7Erie County, NY | 57 | 34 | 0.8 | 80 | −0.6% | #140 of 415 |
| 8Bronx County, NY | 56 | 7 | 0.1 | 445 | −3.8% | #145 of 415 |
| 9Saratoga County, NY | 56 | 11 | 1.1 | 70 | +2.3% | #154 of 415 |
| 10Westchester County, NY | 54 | 41 | 1.1 | 76 | +1.4% | #173 of 415 |
Other business types in New York 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 estate26
- Real estate agents and brokers28
- Property management26
- Mortgage brokers and lenders61
- Home inspectors80
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in New York County, NY?
New York County has 12 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $16.3B a year, or $20,977 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 5.2 times 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 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
New York County has 0.2 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 518, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, New York County would have about 62, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 51,885 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 80 for home inspectors (high), #11 of 415 scored counties.
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