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Home inspectors in Lexington County, SC
How Lexington 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #57 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,169 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 141
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,588
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home inspectors in Lexington County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $15,169 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Lexington County spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 41% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Lexington County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 20,327 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lexington County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lexington County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #57 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lexington 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 | Lexington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 141 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 20,327 | 18,743 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.0% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,169 | $14,791 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,408 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $577K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Lexington 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 Lexington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,588+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 121,964
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,803
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,688
- Daytime population
- 310,908Residents 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 Lexington 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 |
Other business types in Lexington 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management56
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors70
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Lexington County, SC?
Lexington County has 5 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Lexington County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.9B a year, or $15,169 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 41% 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 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lexington County, SC compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Lexington 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 141, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Lexington County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,327 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 70 for home inspectors (upper middle), #57 of 415 scored counties.
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