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Home inspectors in Ohio

Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 333; 13 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments: 190; +3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year: $67.5B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 0.7; 17% above the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 77; 23% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #49 of 50; Market score 28 · Lower middle

A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 333 home inspectors in Ohio. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 4%, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Ohio comes to about $67.5B a year: $13,878 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 23% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Ohio was 190 in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 25,596 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Ohio.

Among 50 states, Ohio ranks #49 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Toledo metro area scores highest (55). Among 16 scored counties, Warren County scores highest (65).

Every market in Ohio for home inspectors

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Toledo, OH	55	11	0.4	118	−1.0%	#91 of 243
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	54	6	0.4	133	−2.6%	#102 of 243
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	52	67	0.7	76	+2.7%	#117 of 243
3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	51	22	0.6	82	+1.5%	#121 of 243
4Cleveland, OH	44	59	0.6	84	−0.8%	#151 of 243
5Columbus, OH	44	74	0.9	66	+4.7%	#154 of 243
6Youngstown-Warren, OH	37	12	0.7	74	−1.4%	#179 of 243
7Canton-Massillon, OH	27	23	1.4	37	−0.2%	#230 of 243
8Akron, OH	24	27	0.9	58	0.0%	#234 of 243
Wheeling, WV-OH	Not scored	2	0.3	147	−3.6%
Springfield, OH	Not scored	1	0.2	277	−0.4%
Mansfield, OH	Not scored	3	0.6	81	−0.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	Not scored	4	0.8	62	−3.6%
Sandusky, OH	Not scored	2	0.4	134	−2.6%
Lima, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Wooster, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	116	−0.1%
Salem, OH	Not scored	1	0.2	200	−2.2%
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	Not scored	4	1.0	48	−0.9%
Zanesville, OH	Not scored	3	0.9	56	+0.7%
Chillicothe, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	73	−0.8%
Findlay, OH	Not scored	2	0.6	83	+0.1%
Portsmouth, OH	Not scored	1	0.3	134	−3.4%
Marion, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	119	−0.4%
Mount Vernon, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	124	+1.9%
Athens, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Marietta, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Fremont, OH	Not scored	2	0.8	61	−0.4%
Norwalk, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	118	−0.4%
Tiffin, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Ashland, OH	Not scored	2	1.0	52	+0.1%
Greenville, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	107	−0.7%
Sidney, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.2%
Wapakoneta, OH	Not scored	3	1.6	34	−1.2%
Bellefontaine, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	101	+0.4%
Celina, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	85	+0.5%
Wilmington, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	86	+0.6%
Bucyrus, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Urbana, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Defiance, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Cambridge, OH	Not scored	2	1.2	39	−0.1%
Coshocton, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Gallipolis, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	55	−0.5%
Washington Court House, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Van Wert, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	58	+0.3%

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Warren County, OH	65	7	0.8	83	+5.7%	#91 of 415
2Lucas County, OH	53	8	0.4	115	−1.7%	#177 of 415
3Lorain County, OH	50	8	0.6	85	+3.1%	#198 of 415
4Cuyahoga County, OH	49	30	0.5	95	−2.3%	#203 of 415
5Hamilton County, OH	48	26	0.7	74	+1.0%	#211 of 415
6Butler County, OH	44	12	0.8	68	+2.4%	#253 of 415
7Delaware County, OH	44	10	1.2	56	+12.5%	#258 of 415
8Franklin County, OH	43	46	0.8	66	+2.8%	#264 of 415
9Montgomery County, OH	40	20	0.9	59	+0.5%	#290 of 415
10Lake County, OH	37	8	0.8	69	−0.1%	#314 of 415
11Mahoning County, OH	34	8	0.8	59	−1.4%	#327 of 415
12Clermont County, OH	34	9	1.1	53	+3.9%	#328 of 415
13Medina County, OH	29	8	1.1	54	+1.3%	#368 of 415
14Stark County, OH	28	22	1.4	36	−0.2%	#374 of 415
15Licking County, OH	27	9	1.3	43	+3.8%	#378 of 415
16Summit County, OH	26	24	1.0	51	−0.3%	#385 of 415
Trumbull County, OH	Not scored	4	0.5	104	−1.3%
Greene County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.7%
Fairfield County, OH	Not scored	4	0.7	86	+6.5%
Portage County, OH	Not scored	3	0.5	116	+1.0%
Clark County, OH	Not scored	1	0.2	277	−0.4%
Wood County, OH	Not scored	2	0.4	146	+1.5%
Richland County, OH	Not scored	3	0.6	81	−0.1%
Wayne County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	116	−0.1%
Miami County, OH	Not scored	2	0.4	121	+3.4%

Show all 88 counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Allen County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Columbiana County, OH	Not scored	1	0.2	200	−2.2%
Ashtabula County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	94	−0.8%
Geauga County, OH	Not scored	3	0.8	75	+0.3%
Tuscarawas County, OH	Not scored	4	1.0	48	−0.9%
Muskingum County, OH	Not scored	3	0.9	56	+0.7%
Ross County, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	73	−0.8%
Hancock County, OH	Not scored	2	0.6	83	+0.1%
Erie County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Scioto County, OH	Not scored	1	0.3	134	−3.4%
Union County, OH	Not scored	4	1.7	38	+16.5%
Belmont County, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	66	−2.8%
Marion County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	119	−0.4%
Jefferson County, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	65	−2.4%
Knox County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	124	+1.9%
Athens County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Pickaway County, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	116	+7.4%
Washington County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Sandusky County, OH	Not scored	2	0.8	61	−0.4%
Huron County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	118	−0.4%
Lawrence County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.2%
Seneca County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Ashland County, OH	Not scored	2	1.0	52	+0.1%
Darke County, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	107	−0.7%
Shelby County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.2%
Auglaize County, OH	Not scored	3	1.6	34	−1.2%
Logan County, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	101	+0.4%
Madison County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+7.1%
Holmes County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.7%
Brown County, OH	Not scored	3	1.8	29	+1.6%
Highland County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.1%
Mercer County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	85	+0.5%
Fulton County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	90	−1.9%
Clinton County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	86	+0.6%
Crawford County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Preble County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Ottawa County, OH	Not scored	2	1.1	50	−2.0%
Champaign County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Defiance County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Guernsey County, OH	Not scored	2	1.2	39	−0.1%
Coshocton County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Williams County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Perry County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Morrow County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.7%
Putnam County, OH	Not scored	1	0.8	72	0.0%
Jackson County, OH	Not scored	1	0.8	62	+0.5%
Hardin County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Gallia County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	55	−0.5%
Fayette County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Van Wert County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	58	+0.3%
Hocking County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.9%
Henry County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	61	−0.2%
Adams County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.5%
Pike County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Carroll County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	56	−1.1%
Meigs County, OH	Not scored	1	1.1	40	−2.6%
Wyandot County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Paulding County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Harrison County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Noble County, OH	Not scored	1	2.2	22	+1.3%
Morgan County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Monroe County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.7%
Vinton County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Ohio?

Ohio has 333 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Ohio spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $67.5B a year, or $13,878 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 333 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 23% 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Ohio 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 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Ohio would have about 257, against 333 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,596 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Toledo metro area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 16 scored counties in Ohio, Warren County scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 28 for home inspectors (lower middle), #49 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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