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Home inspectors in Muskingum County, OH

The home inspectors in Muskingum County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$442.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,872 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
56
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,014
+0.7% 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 Muskingum County comes to about $442.3M a year: $12,872 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 44% 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.

Muskingum County has 3 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Muskingum County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 home inspectors on map listings, Muskingum County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Muskingum 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 Muskingum County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMuskingum CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.70.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5677100
Households per official establishmentn/a25,59617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,872$13,878$16,661
Median household income$60,780$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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum County

Population, 2025 estimate
87,014+0.7% since 2020
Households
34,357
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
665 sq. mi.
People per square mile
130
Median household income
$60,780+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,210
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
34,629
Daytime population
84,765Residents 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 Muskingum 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
Muskingum County, OHNot scored30.956+0.7%

Other business types in Muskingum County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Muskingum County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 home inspectors in Muskingum County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Muskingum County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $442.3M a year, or $12,872 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 44% 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 34,357 households in Muskingum County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muskingum County has 0.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 56, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Muskingum County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Muskingum County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Muskingum County at 87,014 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,357 households. The median household income in Muskingum County is $60,780 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Muskingum County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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How the score works · Top markets for home inspectors · All 56 business types in Muskingum County

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