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Home inspectors in Fort Bend County, TX
The home inspectors in Fort Bend County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #153 of 415 scored counties
#11 of 23 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 28
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,089 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 72
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fort Bend County spend about $5.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,089 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 28% 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 28 home inspectors on map listings in Fort Bend County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Fort Bend County was 27 in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 10,841 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Fort Bend County grew 17.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Fort Bend County is 56 (upper middle), #153 of 415 scored counties and #11 of 23 scored counties in Texas.
How Fort Bend 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 | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 72 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 10,841 | 17,149 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +17.0% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,089 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 27+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 280 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Texas, with Fort Bend County marked.
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 |
| 11Fort Bend County, TX | 56 | 28 | 1.0 | 72 | +17.4% | #153 of 415 |
Other business types in Fort Bend 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 estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management77
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Fort Bend County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 home inspectors in Fort Bend County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.3B a year, or $18,089 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 28% 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 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Fort Bend County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 72, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 20, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,841 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 56 for home inspectors (upper middle), #153 of 415 scored counties.
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