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Home inspectors in Richmond County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Richmond 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 none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$213M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,512 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
42,041
−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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Richmond County comes to about $213M a year: $12,512 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no home inspectors in Richmond County. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Richmond County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no home inspectors on map listings, Richmond County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Richmond 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 Richmond County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.00.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)n/a102100
Households per official establishmentn/a14,13317,237
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$12,512$15,139$16,661
Median household income$44,883$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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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
42,041−1.6% since 2020
Households
17,026
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$44,883+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,303
Median home value
$127,800
Jobs located here
13,566
Daytime population
37,908Residents 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 Richmond 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
Richmond County, NCNot scored00.0n/a−1.6%

Other business types in Richmond County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Richmond County, NC?

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

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

About $213M a year, or $12,512 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, 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 17,026 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richmond County has no home inspectors on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Richmond County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Richmond County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Richmond County at 42,041 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,026 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $44,883 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Richmond County has no market score for home inspectors, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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