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Home inspectors in Hood River County, OR

How Hood River County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$172.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,333 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
22
78% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
5.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,720
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 home inspectors in Hood River County. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 5.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hood River County comes to about $172.8M a year: $19,333 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 78% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Hood River County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Hood River County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 home inspectors on map listings, Hood River County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hood River County 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.

Home inspectors in Hood River County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureHood River CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.40.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)22118100
Households per official establishmentn/a15,91117,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.9%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,333$18,335$16,661
Median household income$88,947$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
30 chain locations
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 Hood River 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 Hood River County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,720−0.7% since 2020
Households
8,939
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$88,947+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,854
Median home value
$660,000
Jobs located here
13,643
Daytime population
25,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Hood River County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Multnomah County, OR70170.5149−2.6%#56 of 415
2Marion County, OR6860.5142+2.7%#70 of 415
3Deschutes County, OR6180.978+6.8%#115 of 415
4Washington County, OR59160.7115+1.8%#125 of 415
5Lane County, OR47110.794−0.7%#215 of 415
6Jackson County, OR4670.886−0.9%#227 of 415
7Clackamas County, OR41191.266+0.9%#277 of 415
Hood River County, ORNot scored33.422−0.7%

Other business types in Hood River County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Hood River County, OR?

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

How much do households in Hood River County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $172.8M a year, or $19,333 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 78% 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 8,939 households in Hood River County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hood River County, OR compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Hood River County has 3.4 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 5.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 22, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Hood River County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Hood River County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Hood River County at 23,720 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,939 households. Median household income in Hood River County is $88,947, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Hood River County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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