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Home inspectors in Athens County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Athens County, OH, 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
$290.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,615 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
63,197
+1.3% 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 $12,615 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Athens County spend about $290.3M 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.

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

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

Population estimates show Athens County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no home inspectors on map listings, Athens County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Athens County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Athens County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAthens CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.00.70.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)n/a77100
Households per official establishmentn/a25,59617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,615$13,878$16,661
Median household income$56,001$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

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 Athens 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 Athens County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,197+1.3% since 2020
Households
23,014
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,858
Median home value
$185,000
Jobs located here
18,702
Daytime population
59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Athens County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH6570.883+5.7%#91 of 415
2Lucas County, OH5380.4115−1.7%#177 of 415
3Lorain County, OH5080.685+3.1%#198 of 415
4Cuyahoga County, OH49300.595−2.3%#203 of 415
5Hamilton County, OH48260.774+1.0%#211 of 415
6Butler County, OH44120.868+2.4%#253 of 415
7Delaware County, OH44101.256+12.5%#258 of 415
8Franklin County, OH43460.866+2.8%#264 of 415
9Montgomery County, OH40200.959+0.5%#290 of 415
10Lake County, OH3780.869−0.1%#314 of 415
Athens County, OHNot scored00.0n/a+1.3%

Other business types in Athens County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Athens County, OH?

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

How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $290.3M a year, or $12,615 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, 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 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

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

How fast is Athens County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens 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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