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Home inspectors in Washington County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #125 of 415 scored counties
#4 of 7 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,432 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
115
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
611,708
+1.8% 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 16 home inspectors in Washington County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $20,432 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $4.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 15% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 11,210 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washington County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #125 of 415 scored counties and #4 of 7 scored counties in Oregon.

How Washington 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 Washington County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)115118100
Households per official establishment11,21015,91117,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.9%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,432$18,335$16,661
Median household income$107,772$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5952

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 21
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
611,708+1.8% since 2020
Households
235,406
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
724 sq. mi.
People per square mile
834
Median household income
$107,772+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,880
Median home value
$588,000
Jobs located here
327,531
Daytime population
625,516Residents 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 Washington 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

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Washington County, OR?

Washington County has 16 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

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

About $4.8B a year, or $20,432 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 15% 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 235,406 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 0.7 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 115, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Washington County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,210 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 611,708 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 235,406 households. Median household income in Washington County is $107,772, 33% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. Washington County scores 59 for home inspectors (upper middle), #125 of 415 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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