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Home inspectors in Richmond County, NY
How Richmond County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #121 of 415 scored counties
#6 of 25 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,791 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 86
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 501,290
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 home inspectors in Richmond County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Richmond County spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,791 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 14% 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Richmond County in 2023. That is one for every 18,975 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Richmond County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #121 of 415 scored counties and #6 of 25 scored counties in New York.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 86 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 18,975 | 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 | $19,791 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $98,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $154K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 501,290+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 170,777
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8,604
- Median household income
- $98,333+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,747
- Median home value
- $675,500
- Jobs located here
- 129,021
- Daytime population
- 400,150Residents 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 Richmond 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 estate63
- Real estate agents and brokers70
- Property management75
- Mortgage brokers and lenders70
- Home inspectors60
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Richmond County, NY?
There are 15 home inspectors on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Richmond County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.4B a year, or $19,791 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 14% 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 170,777 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, NY compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Richmond County has 0.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 86, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Richmond County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,975 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 501,290 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 170,777 households. Median household income in Richmond County is $98,333, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Richmond County scores 60 for home inspectors (upper middle), #121 of 415 scored counties.
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