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Home inspectors in Erie County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Erie County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,530 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
174
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
265,832
−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

Households in Erie County spend about $1.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,530 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 74% 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.

Erie County has 4 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Erie County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Erie County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 home inspectors on map listings, Erie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Erie County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Erie County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureErie CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)174133100
Households per official establishmentn/a21,97917,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.6%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,530$18,070$16,661
Median household income$63,354$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Erie 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 Erie County

Population, 2025 estimate
265,832−1.8% since 2020
Households
110,587
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
337
Median household income
$63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,573
Median home value
$177,000
Jobs located here
120,819
Daytime population
270,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Erie County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lehigh County, PA7860.4168+2.7%#18 of 415
2Berks County, PA7770.4159+2.7%#21 of 415
3Dauphin County, PA7650.4164+2.3%#24 of 415
4Philadelphia County, PA7280.1539−1.6%#44 of 415
5Chester County, PA72100.5173+4.2%#46 of 415
6Delaware County, PA72130.6123+0.8%#47 of 415
7Northampton County, PA66100.888+3.7%#82 of 415
8Montgomery County, PA64270.8100+2.4%#95 of 415
9Lancaster County, PA63190.979+1.9%#105 of 415
10Washington County, PA6250.6122+0.7%#108 of 415
Erie County, PANot scored40.4174−1.8%

Other business types in Erie County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Erie County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 home inspectors in Erie County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Erie County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.8B a year, or $16,530 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 74% 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 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Erie County has 0.4 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 174, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Erie County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Erie County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Erie County

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