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Home inspectors in Marion County, OR
The home inspectors in Marion County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #70 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 7 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,637 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 142
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 355,777
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 home inspectors in Marion County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Marion County spend about $2.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,637 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 42% above 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 18,124 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Marion County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Marion County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #70 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 7 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Marion 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.
| Measure | Marion County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 142 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 18,124 | 15,911 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.9% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,637 | $18,335 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,351 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $372K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 355,777+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 126,870
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,181 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 296
- Median household income
- $77,351+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,449
- Median home value
- $416,400
- Jobs located here
- 170,733
- Daytime population
- 368,513Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Marion County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Multnomah County, OR | 70 | 17 | 0.5 | 149 | −2.6% | #56 of 415 |
| 2Marion County, OR | 68 | 6 | 0.5 | 142 | +2.7% | #70 of 415 |
| 3Deschutes County, OR | 61 | 8 | 0.9 | 78 | +6.8% | #115 of 415 |
| 4Washington County, OR | 59 | 16 | 0.7 | 115 | +1.8% | #125 of 415 |
| 5Lane County, OR | 47 | 11 | 0.7 | 94 | −0.7% | #215 of 415 |
| 6Jackson County, OR | 46 | 7 | 0.8 | 86 | −0.9% | #227 of 415 |
| 7Clackamas County, OR | 41 | 19 | 1.2 | 66 | +0.9% | #277 of 415 |
Other business types in Marion 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 estate41
- Real estate agents and brokers45
- Property management50
- Mortgage brokers and lenders36
- Home inspectors68
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Marion County, OR?
There are 6 home inspectors on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.2B a year, or $17,637 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 42% above 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 126,870 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, OR compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Marion County has 0.5 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 142, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Marion County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,124 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 355,777 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,870 households. Median household income in Marion County is $77,351, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.7%, 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. Marion County scores 68 for home inspectors (upper middle), #70 of 415 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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