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Home inspectors in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #56 of 415 scored counties
#1 of 7 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,053 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 149
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $19,053 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Multnomah County spend about $6.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 49% 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.
There are 17 home inspectors on map listings in Multnomah County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Multnomah County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 31,800 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Multnomah County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Multnomah County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #56 of 415 scored counties and #1 of 7 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 149 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 31,800 | 15,911 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.9% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,053 | $18,335 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $832K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents 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 Multnomah 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 Multnomah 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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management28
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors70
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Multnomah County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 home inspectors in Multnomah County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.7B a year, or $19,053 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 49% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Multnomah 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 149, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 25, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 31,800 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 70 for home inspectors (upper middle), #56 of 415 scored counties.
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