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Home inspectors in Bradley County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #364 of 415 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$606.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,230 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
46
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,465
+6.1% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Bradley County is 30 (lower middle), #364 of 415 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $14,230 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Bradley County spend about $606.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 54% 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.

Bradley County has 5 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Bradley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Bradley County grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bradley County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Bradley County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBradley CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.70.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4684100
Households per official establishmentn/a24,55917,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,230$14,833$16,661
Median household income$66,552$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3048

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
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,465+6.1% since 2020
Households
42,596
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
338
Median household income
$66,552+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,706
Median home value
$261,900
Jobs located here
42,670
Daytime population
105,258Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

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

Other business types in Bradley County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Bradley County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 home inspectors in Bradley County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Bradley County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Bradley County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $606.1M a year, or $14,230 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 54% 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 42,596 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bradley County, TN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Bradley County has 1.2 home inspectors per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 46, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Bradley County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Bradley County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Bradley County at 115,465 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,596 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $66,552 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Bradley County scores 30 for home inspectors (lower middle), #364 of 415 scored counties.

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