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Home inspectors in Davidson County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Davidson 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$993.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,218 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
126
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
180,182
+6.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 home inspectors in Davidson County. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Davidson County comes to about $993.1M a year: $14,218 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 26% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Davidson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Davidson County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 home inspectors on map listings, Davidson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Davidson 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 Davidson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)126102100
Households per official establishmentn/a14,13317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.5%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,218$15,139$16,661
Median household income$64,172$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Davidson 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 Davidson County

Population, 2025 estimate
180,182+6.6% since 2020
Households
69,846
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
313
Median household income
$64,172+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,156
Median home value
$219,100
Jobs located here
48,286
Daytime population
141,539Residents 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 Davidson 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
Davidson County, NCNot scored30.4126+6.6%

Other business types in Davidson County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Davidson County, NC?

Davidson County has 3 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Davidson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $993.1M a year, or $14,218 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 26% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,846 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davidson County has 0.4 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 126, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Davidson County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Davidson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 180,182 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,846 households. Median household income in Davidson County is $64,172, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Davidson County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Davidson County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for home inspectors · All 56 business types in Davidson County

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