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Home inspectors in Henrico County, VA

The home inspectors in Henrico County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #65 of 415 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,543 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
144
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
342,775
+2.3% 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 $16,543 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Henrico County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 44% 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 6 home inspectors on map listings in Henrico County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Henrico County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 22,894 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Henrico County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Henrico County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #65 of 415 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Henrico 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.

Home inspectors in Henrico County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHenrico CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)144137100
Households per official establishment22,89422,14317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.9%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,543$16,844$16,661
Median household income$88,783$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6967

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Henrico 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 Henrico County

Population, 2025 estimate
342,775+2.3% since 2020
Households
137,365
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
234 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,437
Median household income
$88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,297
Median home value
$359,200
Jobs located here
205,453
Daytime population
374,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Fairfax County, VA78200.5162+1.7%#19 of 415
2Chesterfield County, VA7360.4153+8.7%#42 of 415
3Loudoun County, VA71100.7120+6.4%#50 of 415
4Arlington County, VA7070.6121+2.1%#59 of 415
5Henrico County, VA6960.4144+2.3%#65 of 415
6Prince William County, VA67110.7105+4.2%#78 of 415
7Chesapeake city, VA4491.066+2.3%#254 of 415
8Virginia Beach city, VA43130.787−1.3%#263 of 415
9Newport News city, VA3450.784−1.5%#326 of 415

Other business types in Henrico County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Henrico County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 home inspectors in Henrico County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Henrico County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.3B a year, or $16,543 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 44% 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 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henrico County, VA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Henrico 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 144, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Henrico County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,894 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Henrico County scores 69 for home inspectors (upper middle), #65 of 415 scored counties.

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