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Home inspectors in Burke County, NC

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$497.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,702 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
189
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
88,655
+1.6% 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

At $13,702 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Burke County spend about $497.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

Burke County has 1 home inspector on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Burke County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 12,102 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Burke County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 home inspector on map listings, Burke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Burke County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Burke County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBurke CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.30.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)189102100
Households per official establishment12,10214,13317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.5%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,702$15,139$16,661
Median household income$58,592$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$159K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Burke 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 Burke County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,655+1.6% since 2020
Households
36,306
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
173
Median household income
$58,592+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,743
Median home value
$185,400
Jobs located here
30,031
Daytime population
80,329Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for home inspectors, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Burke County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Durham County, NC6960.4145+7.7%#64 of 415
2Wake County, NC59340.791+11.2%#129 of 415
3Mecklenburg County, NC58360.882+10.5%#134 of 415
4Guilford County, NC5790.4138+4.4%#135 of 415
5Union County, NC5460.793+11.7%#167 of 415
6Onslow County, NC5150.782+6.0%#193 of 415
7Johnston County, NC4770.872+17.9%#222 of 415
8Cabarrus County, NC4670.875+9.9%#231 of 415
9Brunswick County, NC4571.057+26.5%#249 of 415
10New Hanover County, NC4190.969+8.6%#275 of 415
Burke County, NCNot scored10.3189+1.6%

Other business types in Burke County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Burke County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 home inspector in Burke County. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Burke County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $497.5M a year, or $13,702 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 36,306 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burke County, NC compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Burke County has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Burke County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,102 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Burke County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Burke County at 88,655 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,306 households. The median household income in Burke County is $58,592 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Burke County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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