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Home inspectors in Licking County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Licking County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #378 of 415 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,733 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 43
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,564
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Licking County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #378 of 415 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $14,733 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Licking County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 57% 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.
There are 9 home inspectors on map listings in Licking County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Licking County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Licking County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Licking 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.
| Measure | Licking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 43 | 77 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 25,596 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,733 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $84,426 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 28 |
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
- 91 chain location
- 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 Licking 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 Licking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,564+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 68,620
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,408
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,355
- Daytime population
- 169,108Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Licking County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 15Licking County, OH | 27 | 9 | 1.3 | 43 | +3.8% | #378 of 415 |
Other business types in Licking 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 estate53
- Real estate agents and brokers54
- Property management74
- Mortgage brokers and lenders70
- Home inspectors27
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Licking County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 home inspectors in Licking County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Licking County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $14,733 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 57% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Licking County has 1.3 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 43, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Licking County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Licking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 27 for home inspectors (lower middle), #378 of 415 scored counties.
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