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Home inspectors in the Bend, OR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in the Bend, OR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #80 of 243 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,945 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 84
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,376
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Bend metro area spend about $2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,945 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 16% 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.
The Bend metro area has 9 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Bend metro area classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 13,066 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Bend metro area grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in the Bend metro area is 57 (upper middle), #80 of 243 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Bend metro area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Bend metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 84 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 13,066 | 15,911 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.9% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,945 | $18,335 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,788 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $550K
- 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
- 8The 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 the Bend metro area, 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 the Bend metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,376+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,529
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 7,778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $89,788
- Average household income
- $121,236
- Median home value
- $602,600
- Jobs located here
- 104,129
- Daytime population
- 248,315Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Bend metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Salem, OR | 63 | 10 | 0.6 | 108 | +2.7% | #54 of 243 |
| 2Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 57 | 66 | 0.7 | 114 | +1.0% | #78 of 243 |
| 3Bend, OR | 57 | 9 | 0.9 | 84 | +7.0% | #80 of 243 |
| 4Eugene-Springfield, OR | 43 | 11 | 0.7 | 94 | −0.7% | #157 of 243 |
| 5Medford, OR | 42 | 7 | 0.8 | 86 | −0.9% | #163 of 243 |
Other business types in the Bend metro area
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 estate36
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management37
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors57
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in the Bend, OR metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 home inspectors in the Bend metro area. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in the Bend, OR metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2B a year, or $18,945 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 16% 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 104,529 households in the Bend metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bend, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
The Bend metro area 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 84, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Bend metro area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,066 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bend, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bend metro area at 266,376 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,529 households. The median household income in the Bend metro area is $89,788 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Bend metro area scores 57 for home inspectors (upper middle), #80 of 243 scored metro areas.
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