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Home inspectors in Amherst County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Amherst County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $181.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,317 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Amherst County comes to about $181.7M a year: $14,317 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no home inspectors in Amherst County. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Amherst County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Amherst County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Amherst County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no home inspectors on map listings, Amherst County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Amherst County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | n/a | 137 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,143 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.9% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,317 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairfax County, VA | 78 | 20 | 0.5 | 162 | +1.7% | #19 of 415 |
| 2Chesterfield County, VA | 73 | 6 | 0.4 | 153 | +8.7% | #42 of 415 |
| 3Loudoun County, VA | 71 | 10 | 0.7 | 120 | +6.4% | #50 of 415 |
| 4Arlington County, VA | 70 | 7 | 0.6 | 121 | +2.1% | #59 of 415 |
| 5Henrico County, VA | 69 | 6 | 0.4 | 144 | +2.3% | #65 of 415 |
| 6Prince William County, VA | 67 | 11 | 0.7 | 105 | +4.2% | #78 of 415 |
| 7Chesapeake city, VA | 44 | 9 | 1.0 | 66 | +2.3% | #254 of 415 |
| 8Virginia Beach city, VA | 43 | 13 | 0.7 | 87 | −1.3% | #263 of 415 |
| 9Newport News city, VA | 34 | 5 | 0.7 | 84 | −1.5% | #326 of 415 |
| Amherst County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% |
Other business types in Amherst 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Amherst County, VA?
There are no home inspectors on map listings in Amherst County as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Amherst County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $181.7M a year, or $14,317 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Amherst County has no home inspectors on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Amherst County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County has no market score for home inspectors, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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