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Home inspectors in Chesapeake city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Chesapeake city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #254 of 415 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,728 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 66
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 home inspectors in Chesapeake city. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $16,728 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Chesapeake city spend about $1.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 34% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Chesapeake city classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 13,375 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $131K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Chesapeake city.
Population estimates put the population change in Chesapeake city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #254 of 415 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesapeake city 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 66 | 137 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 13,375 | 22,143 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.9% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,728 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $387K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $131K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesapeake city marked.
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 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management68
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Chesapeake city, VA?
There are 9 home inspectors on map listings in Chesapeake city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.6B a year, or $16,728 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 34% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Chesapeake city 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 66, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,375 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 44 for home inspectors (lower middle), #254 of 415 scored counties.
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