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Home inspectors in Tompkins County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Tompkins County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$772.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,857 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
74
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,047
−1.4% since 2020

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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

Households in Tompkins County spend about $772.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,857 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 26% 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.

There are 4 home inspectors on map listings in Tompkins County as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Tompkins County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Tompkins County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 home inspectors on map listings, Tompkins County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Tompkins 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.

Home inspectors in Tompkins County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureTompkins CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.70.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)74111100
Households per official establishmentn/a23,70617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,857$19,048$16,661
Median household income$74,024$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Tompkins 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 Tompkins County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,047−1.4% since 2020
Households
43,263
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
475 sq. mi.
People per square mile
220
Median household income
$74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,718
Median home value
$290,900
Jobs located here
46,926
Daytime population
111,478Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for home inspectors, numbered among those based in New York, with Tompkins County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1New York County, NY80120.2518−1.3%#11 of 415
2Queens County, NY75230.3261−1.1%#28 of 415
3Kings County, NY73320.3225−2.5%#39 of 415
4Albany County, NY63131.073+2.2%#106 of 415
5Monroe County, NY60200.6108−1.0%#119 of 415
6Richmond County, NY60150.986+1.3%#121 of 415
7Erie County, NY57340.880−0.6%#140 of 415
8Bronx County, NY5670.1445−3.8%#145 of 415
9Saratoga County, NY56111.170+2.3%#154 of 415
10Westchester County, NY54411.176+1.4%#173 of 415
Tompkins County, NYNot scored40.974−1.4%

Other business types in Tompkins County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Tompkins County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 home inspectors in Tompkins County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Tompkins County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Tompkins County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $772.5M a year, or $17,857 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 26% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,263 households in Tompkins County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tompkins County, NY compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Tompkins 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 74, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Tompkins County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Tompkins County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Tompkins County at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. The median household income in Tompkins County is $74,024 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tompkins County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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