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Home inspectors in Horry County, SC
How Horry County, SC 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #347 of 415 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 20
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,379 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 43
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 427,551
- +20.9% since 2020
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What this means
Horry County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #347 of 415 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Horry County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,379 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 57% 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.
There are 20 home inspectors on map listings in Horry County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Horry County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 8,821 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Horry County. Population estimates show Horry County grew 20.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Horry County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Horry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 43 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 8,821 | 18,743 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.0% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,379 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 200 chain locations
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Horry 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 Horry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 427,551+20.9% since 2020
- Households
- 158,779
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,880+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,740
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 142,324
- Daytime population
- 375,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for home inspectors, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Horry County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| 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 |
Other business types in Horry 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management29
- Mortgage brokers and lenders33
- Home inspectors32
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Horry County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 home inspectors in Horry County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Horry County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $14,379 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 20 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 57% 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 158,779 households in Horry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Horry County, SC compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Horry County has 1.3 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 43, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Horry County would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,821 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Horry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Horry County at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. The median household income in Horry County is $66,880 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Horry County scores 32 for home inspectors (lower middle), #347 of 415 scored counties.
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