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Home inspectors in Ellis County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,658 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
152
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
240,867
+24.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $16,658 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 52% 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.

There are 3 home inspectors on map listings in Ellis County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Ellis County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 7,176 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Ellis County grew 24.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 home inspectors on map listings, Ellis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ellis 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.

Home inspectors in Ellis County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureEllis CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)15294100
Households per official establishment7,17617,14917,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.0%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+24.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,658$15,682$16,661
Median household income$99,595$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 10
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$966K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Ellis 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 Ellis County

Population, 2025 estimate
240,867+24.0% since 2020
Households
71,759
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
936 sq. mi.
People per square mile
228
Median household income
$99,595+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,930
Median home value
$348,600
Jobs located here
60,835
Daytime population
167,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Collin County, TX74200.5148+20.6%#33 of 415
2Hidalgo County, TX6550.2275+5.6%#85 of 415
3Denton County, TX65250.799+16.9%#89 of 415
4Travis County, TX65450.886+7.2%#90 of 415
5Bexar County, TX63460.694+7.2%#102 of 415
6Galveston County, TX6160.4145+5.9%#112 of 415
7Dallas County, TX61590.699+1.9%#114 of 415
8Williamson County, TX59230.975+22.3%#130 of 415
9Tarrant County, TX57610.878+6.3%#141 of 415
10Hays County, TX5670.789+24.8%#150 of 415
Ellis County, TXNot scored30.4152+24.0%

Other business types in Ellis County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Ellis County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 home inspectors in Ellis County. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Ellis County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $16,658 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 52% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,759 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ellis County, TX compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Ellis 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 152, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Ellis County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,176 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Ellis County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Ellis County at 240,867 people in 2025, up 24.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,759 households. The median household income in Ellis County is $99,595 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Ellis County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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