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Home inspectors in Tennessee

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Tennessee, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
191
13 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
115
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41.9B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
0.7
17% above the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
84
16% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#31 of 50
Market score 48 · Lower middle

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What this means

There are 191 home inspectors on map listings in Tennessee as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in Tennessee spend about $41.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,833 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 16% 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.

Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Tennessee in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 24,559 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $931K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Tennessee.

Among 50 states, Tennessee ranks #31 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Memphis metro area scores highest (68). Among 12 scored counties, Davidson County scores highest (71).

Every market in Tennessee for home inspectors

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Tennessee, 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

Metro areas reaching Tennessee, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Memphis, TN-MS-AR68180.3162−0.3%#32 of 243
2Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN59650.878+8.7%#71 of 243
3Knoxville, TN56280.777+6.9%#88 of 243
4Clarksville, TN-KY55110.962+8.5%#100 of 243
5Chattanooga, TN-GA43281.247+5.3%#162 of 243
6Johnson City, TN3470.867+4.3%#190 of 243
7Cleveland, TN3451.054+6.1%#192 of 243
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VANot scored40.3172+2.3%
Jackson, TNNot scored30.4127+2.2%
Morristown, TNNot scored10.2254+7.9%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Tennessee, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Cookeville, TNNot scored50.961+7.6%
Sevierville, TNNot scored20.5109+2.5%
Greeneville, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Athens, TNNot scored41.535+8.2%
Tullahoma-Manchester, TNNot scored31.245+7.3%
Crossville, TNNot scored51.829+8.0%
Shelbyville, TNNot scored00.0n/a+9.7%
Lawrenceburg, TNNot scored00.0n/a+6.2%
Winchester, TNNot scored21.147+6.4%
McMinnville, TNNot scored10.682+6.5%
Newport, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.1%
Dyersburg, TNNot scored00.0n/a−1.1%
Lewisburg, TNNot scored10.776+10.5%
Fayetteville, TNNot scored10.780+4.3%
Martin, TNNot scored10.767+1.1%
Paris, TNNot scored32.222+2.3%
Union City, TNNot scored10.863−2.3%

Counties

Counties in Tennessee, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Davidson County, TN71160.5122+4.2%#49 of 415
2Shelby County, TN62130.4156−2.1%#107 of 415
3Rutherford County, TN61100.878+12.6%#116 of 415
4Knox County, TN51211.056+6.5%#194 of 415
5Montgomery County, TN4980.962+13.0%#208 of 415
6Williamson County, TN47131.453+9.0%#225 of 415
7Sumner County, TN4691.154+9.2%#238 of 415
8Wilson County, TN4381.447+17.8%#267 of 415
9Blount County, TN4250.965+6.0%#270 of 415
10Hamilton County, TN40241.638+6.2%#294 of 415
11Bradley County, TN3051.246+6.1%#364 of 415
12Cumberland County, TN2351.829+8.0%#396 of 415
Sullivan County, TNNot scored30.4122+3.5%
Washington County, TNNot scored40.777+6.0%
Maury County, TNNot scored30.781+16.0%
Sevier County, TNNot scored20.5109+2.5%
Madison County, TNNot scored30.771+2.0%
Putnam County, TNNot scored30.959+8.1%
Anderson County, TNNot scored10.3181+6.1%
Robertson County, TNNot scored31.155+9.9%
Greene County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Hamblen County, TNNot scored10.4135+6.7%
Tipton County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+2.0%
Coffee County, TNNot scored31.340+7.4%
Loudon County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+15.6%
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Counties in Tennessee, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Hawkins County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Jefferson County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+9.3%
Carter County, TNNot scored31.240+1.7%
Dickson County, TNNot scored10.5125+7.7%
Roane County, TNNot scored10.4127+7.0%
McMinn County, TNNot scored41.928+7.6%
Bedford County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+9.7%
Gibson County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Monroe County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+7.2%
Lawrence County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+6.2%
Franklin County, TNNot scored21.147+6.4%
Fayette County, TNNot scored10.6103+7.7%
Warren County, TNNot scored10.682+6.5%
Cheatham County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+4.1%
Campbell County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+2.5%
Cocke County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.1%
Dyer County, TNNot scored00.0n/a−1.1%
Marshall County, TNNot scored10.776+10.5%
Lincoln County, TNNot scored10.780+4.3%
Rhea County, TNNot scored10.769+4.6%
Weakley County, TNNot scored10.767+1.1%
Claiborne County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.6%
Henry County, TNNot scored32.222+2.3%
Giles County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.6%
Obion County, TNNot scored10.863−2.3%
Marion County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.2%
Carroll County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
White County, TNNot scored10.956+7.9%
Henderson County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+2.5%
Hardin County, TNNot scored10.954+3.8%
Macon County, TNNot scored22.124+9.5%
McNairy County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
Hickman County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Hardeman County, TNNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Lauderdale County, TNNot scored00.0n/a−2.0%
Grainger County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+9.2%
Overton County, TNNot scored11.146+5.3%
Scott County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.6%
Morgan County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.3%
DeKalb County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Union County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+8.1%
Smith County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.1%
Fentress County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+9.7%
Humphreys County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.4%
Johnson County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+4.1%
Polk County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.9%
Unicoi County, TNNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Chester County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.5%
Haywood County, TNNot scored00.0n/a−4.4%
Sequatchie County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+12.7%
Wayne County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Benton County, TNNot scored11.435+2.1%
Bledsoe County, TNNot scored12.124+6.5%
Cannon County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Stewart County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+5.3%
Crockett County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Grundy County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+4.3%
Meigs County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+10.8%
Lewis County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+7.0%
Jackson County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Trousdale County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Decatur County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.4%
Perry County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+8.9%
Houston County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+2.2%
Clay County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Hancock County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+6.7%
Moore County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+6.9%
Lake County, TNNot scored00.0n/a−10.6%
Van Buren County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+11.3%
Pickett County, TNNot scored00.0n/a+4.3%

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 Tennessee?

As of September 2026, map listings count 191 home inspectors in Tennessee. 13 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Tennessee spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $41.9B a year, or $14,833 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 191 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 16% 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 2,824,277 households in Tennessee and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tennessee compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Tennessee 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 84, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Tennessee would have about 160, against 191 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,559 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Tennessee has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Memphis metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in Tennessee, Davidson County scores highest, at 71 (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. Tennessee scores 48 for home inspectors (lower middle), #31 of 50 scored states.

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