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Home inspectors in Dallas County, TX
The home inspectors in Dallas County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #114 of 415 scored counties
#7 of 23 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 59
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,620 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 99
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $15,620 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $15.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is in line with 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 59 home inspectors on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Dallas County was 36 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 27,298 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $113K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Dallas County.
Population estimates show Dallas County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #114 of 415 scored counties and #7 of 23 scored counties in Texas.
How Dallas County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 99 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 27,298 | 17,149 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +17.0% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,620 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 209
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 590 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $113K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Collin County, TX | 74 | 20 | 0.5 | 148 | +20.6% | #33 of 415 |
| 2Hidalgo County, TX | 65 | 5 | 0.2 | 275 | +5.6% | #85 of 415 |
| 3Denton County, TX | 65 | 25 | 0.7 | 99 | +16.9% | #89 of 415 |
| 4Travis County, TX | 65 | 45 | 0.8 | 86 | +7.2% | #90 of 415 |
| 5Bexar County, TX | 63 | 46 | 0.6 | 94 | +7.2% | #102 of 415 |
| 6Galveston County, TX | 61 | 6 | 0.4 | 145 | +5.9% | #112 of 415 |
| 7Dallas County, TX | 61 | 59 | 0.6 | 99 | +1.9% | #114 of 415 |
| 8Williamson County, TX | 59 | 23 | 0.9 | 75 | +22.3% | #130 of 415 |
| 9Tarrant County, TX | 57 | 61 | 0.8 | 78 | +6.3% | #141 of 415 |
| 10Hays County, TX | 56 | 7 | 0.7 | 89 | +24.8% | #150 of 415 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 brokers34
- Property management32
- Mortgage brokers and lenders36
- Home inspectors61
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Dallas County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 home inspectors in Dallas County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $15.4B a year, or $15,620 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 59 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is in line with 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 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Dallas County has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 99, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,298 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 61 for home inspectors (upper middle), #114 of 415 scored counties.
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