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Home inspectors in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 243 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Utah
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,681 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 103
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 773,426
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #18 of 243 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for home inspectors.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 home inspectors in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area spend about $4.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,681 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 3% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 17,240 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 103 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 17,240 | 11,840 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.8% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,681 | $19,198 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $100,704 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area, 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 the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 773,426+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 206,880
- Median age
- 27.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 5,396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $100,704+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,279
- Median home value
- $535,500
- Jobs located here
- 299,641
- Daytime population
- 678,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 75 | 15 | 0.7 | 103 | +14.5% | #18 of 243 |
| 2Ogden, UT | 74 | 12 | 0.6 | 133 | +5.3% | #19 of 243 |
| 3Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 56 | 37 | 0.8 | 90 | +3.8% | #85 of 243 |
| 4St. George, UT | 43 | 8 | 1.1 | 60 | +17.4% | #161 of 243 |
Other business types in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area
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 estate56
- Real estate agents and brokers60
- Property management56
- Mortgage brokers and lenders43
- Home inspectors75
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area?
The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 15 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.1B a year, or $19,681 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 3% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 206,880 households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 0.7 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 103, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,240 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area at 773,426 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,880 households. Median household income in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area is $100,704, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area scores 75 for home inspectors (high), #18 of 243 scored metro areas.
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