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Home inspectors in Rutherford County, TN
How Rutherford County, TN 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #116 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,764 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 78
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rutherford County spend about $2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,764 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 22% 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 10 home inspectors on map listings in Rutherford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Rutherford County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 18,490 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Rutherford County grew 12.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rutherford County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #116 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Rutherford 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.
| Measure | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 78 | 84 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 18,490 | 24,559 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,764 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $949K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Davidson County, TN | 71 | 16 | 0.5 | 122 | +4.2% | #49 of 415 |
| 2Shelby County, TN | 62 | 13 | 0.4 | 156 | −2.1% | #107 of 415 |
| 3Rutherford County, TN | 61 | 10 | 0.8 | 78 | +12.6% | #116 of 415 |
| 4Knox County, TN | 51 | 21 | 1.0 | 56 | +6.5% | #194 of 415 |
| 5Montgomery County, TN | 49 | 8 | 0.9 | 62 | +13.0% | #208 of 415 |
| 6Williamson County, TN | 47 | 13 | 1.4 | 53 | +9.0% | #225 of 415 |
| 7Sumner County, TN | 46 | 9 | 1.1 | 54 | +9.2% | #238 of 415 |
| 8Wilson County, TN | 43 | 8 | 1.4 | 47 | +17.8% | #267 of 415 |
| 9Blount County, TN | 42 | 5 | 0.9 | 65 | +6.0% | #270 of 415 |
| 10Hamilton County, TN | 40 | 24 | 1.6 | 38 | +6.2% | #294 of 415 |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 estate51
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management71
- Mortgage brokers and lenders46
- Home inspectors61
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Rutherford County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 home inspectors in Rutherford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2B a year, or $15,764 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 22% 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 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Rutherford County has 0.8 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 78, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,490 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 61 for home inspectors (upper middle), #116 of 415 scored counties.
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