Market rankings · South Carolina
Home inspectors in South Carolina
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Carolina, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 134
- 3 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 89
- 11% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #30 of 50
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in South Carolina by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
South Carolina has 134 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 2%, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $14,791 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in South Carolina spend about $31.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 11% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in South Carolina was 113 in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 18,743 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in South Carolina.
Among 50 states, South Carolina ranks #30 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Spartanburg metro area scores highest (77). Among 12 scored counties, Spartanburg County scores highest (74).
Every market in South Carolina for home inspectors
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Carolina, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 77 | 5 | 0.3 | 155 | +14.3% | #14 of 243 |
| 2Columbia, SC | 72 | 13 | 0.4 | 146 | +6.0% | #23 of 243 |
| 3Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 63 | 19 | 0.5 | 115 | +9.0% | #53 of 243 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 55 | 18 | 0.8 | 72 | +4.7% | #98 of 243 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 53 | 78 | 0.7 | 85 | +10.1% | #111 of 243 |
| 4Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 53 | 30 | 0.9 | 69 | +10.7% | #112 of 243 |
| 5Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 44 | 10 | 1.0 | 59 | +12.0% | #156 of 243 |
| 6Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 30 | 20 | 1.3 | 43 | +20.9% | #217 of 243 |
| 7Florence, SC | 25 | 6 | 0.8 | 68 | +0.9% | #232 of 243 |
| Sumter, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | 213 | −0.3% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | 96 | +1.7% | |
| Orangeburg, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.6 | 80 | −0.9% | |
| Seneca, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | 188 | +6.3% | |
| Murrells Inlet, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | 77 | +3.8% | |
| Gaffney, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | 109 | +3.7% | |
| Newberry, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 80 | +4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg County, SC | 74 | 5 | 0.4 | 144 | +15.6% | #35 of 415 |
| 2Lexington County, SC | 70 | 5 | 0.4 | 141 | +7.7% | #57 of 415 |
| 3Richland County, SC | 69 | 6 | 0.4 | 155 | +4.6% | #63 of 415 |
| 4Greenville County, SC | 59 | 13 | 0.6 | 100 | +10.6% | #127 of 415 |
| 5Charleston County, SC | 57 | 17 | 0.9 | 66 | +6.4% | #143 of 415 |
| 6Dorchester County, SC | 55 | 5 | 0.8 | 74 | +10.1% | #162 of 415 |
| 7York County, SC | 54 | 9 | 0.8 | 79 | +8.1% | #171 of 415 |
| 8Berkeley County, SC | 53 | 8 | 0.9 | 69 | +18.7% | #178 of 415 |
| 9Aiken County, SC | 46 | 6 | 0.9 | 66 | +7.3% | #234 of 415 |
| 10Beaufort County, SC | 43 | 9 | 1.1 | 57 | +8.9% | #265 of 415 |
| 11Horry County, SC | 32 | 20 | 1.3 | 43 | +20.9% | #347 of 415 |
| 12Florence County, SC | 23 | 5 | 0.9 | 56 | +1.2% | #395 of 415 |
| Anderson County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 0.4 | 153 | +7.7% | |
| Pickens County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | 280 | +5.7% | |
| Sumter County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | 213 | −0.3% | |
| Lancaster County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | 119 | +18.3% | |
| Orangeburg County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.6 | 80 | −0.9% | |
| Oconee County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | 188 | +6.3% | |
| Greenwood County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | 71 | +1.5% | |
| Laurens County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | 69 | +6.2% | |
| Kershaw County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | 74 | +11.6% | |
| Georgetown County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | 77 | +3.8% | |
| Darlington County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | 129 | +0.1% | |
| Cherokee County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | 109 | +3.7% | |
| Chesterfield County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% |
Show all 46 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | 83 | +2.2% | |
| Newberry County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 80 | +4.8% | |
| Chester County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | 22 | +2.2% | |
| Jasper County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 71 | +32.2% | |
| Clarendon County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.7% | |
| Williamsburg County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Marion County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Dillon County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Edgefield County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +16.1% | |
| Union County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Marlboro County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Abbeville County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Fairfield County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Barnwell County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Saluda County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.1% | |
| Hampton County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Lee County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Calhoun County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Bamberg County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.5% | |
| McCormick County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.3% | |
| Allendale County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many home inspectors are in South Carolina?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 134 home inspectors in South Carolina. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in South Carolina spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $31.3B a year, or $14,791 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 134 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 11% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,117,989 households in South Carolina and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Carolina compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
South Carolina has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, South Carolina would have about 119, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,743 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
Which market in South Carolina has the highest market score for home inspectors?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Spartanburg metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 12 scored counties in South Carolina, Spartanburg County scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Carolina scores 48 for home inspectors (lower middle), #30 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Carolina. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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