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Home inspectors in Wake County, NC
The home inspectors in Wake County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #129 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 34
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,675 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 91
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,257,235
- +11.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 home inspectors in Wake County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $17,675 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Wake County spend about $8.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 9% 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 44 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Wake County in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 10,459 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Wake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wake County grew 11.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Wake County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #129 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 14 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Wake 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.
| Measure | Wake County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 91 | 102 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 10,459 | 14,133 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | +13.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,675 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $105,768 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 44−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 342 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Wake 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 Wake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,257,235+11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 460,175
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 835 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,412
- Median household income
- $105,768+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,587
- Median home value
- $461,300
- Jobs located here
- 687,531
- Daytime population
- 1,293,967Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for home inspectors, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Wake County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham County, NC | 69 | 6 | 0.4 | 145 | +7.7% | #64 of 415 |
| 2Wake County, NC | 59 | 34 | 0.7 | 91 | +11.2% | #129 of 415 |
| 3Mecklenburg County, NC | 58 | 36 | 0.8 | 82 | +10.5% | #134 of 415 |
| 4Guilford County, NC | 57 | 9 | 0.4 | 138 | +4.4% | #135 of 415 |
| 5Union County, NC | 54 | 6 | 0.7 | 93 | +11.7% | #167 of 415 |
| 6Onslow County, NC | 51 | 5 | 0.7 | 82 | +6.0% | #193 of 415 |
| 7Johnston County, NC | 47 | 7 | 0.8 | 72 | +17.9% | #222 of 415 |
| 8Cabarrus County, NC | 46 | 7 | 0.8 | 75 | +9.9% | #231 of 415 |
| 9Brunswick County, NC | 45 | 7 | 1.0 | 57 | +26.5% | #249 of 415 |
| 10New Hanover County, NC | 41 | 9 | 0.9 | 69 | +8.6% | #275 of 415 |
Other business types in Wake 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management46
- Mortgage brokers and lenders41
- Home inspectors59
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Wake County, NC?
There are 34 home inspectors on map listings in Wake County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Wake County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $8.1B a year, or $17,675 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 34 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 9% 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 460,175 households in Wake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wake County, NC compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Wake County has 0.7 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 91, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Wake County would have about 31, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,459 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Wake County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Wake County at 1,257,235 people in 2025, up 11.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 460,175 households. Median household income in Wake County is $105,768, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.2%, 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. Wake County scores 59 for home inspectors (upper middle), #129 of 415 scored counties.
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