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Home inspectors in Prince William County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Prince William County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #78 of 415 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,346 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 105
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 502,966
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Prince William County spend about $3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,346 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 5% 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.
Prince William County has 11 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Prince William County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 15,680 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $120K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Prince William County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince William County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Prince William County is 67 (upper middle), #78 of 415 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Prince William 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 | Prince William County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 105 | 137 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 15,680 | 22,143 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.9% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,346 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $131,402 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Prince William 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 Prince William County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 502,966+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,798
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,458
- Median household income
- $131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $157,661
- Median home value
- $530,100
- Jobs located here
- 139,622
- Daytime population
- 404,284Residents 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 Prince William County 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 Prince William 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers51
- Property management76
- Mortgage brokers and lenders67
- Home inspectors67
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Prince William County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 home inspectors in Prince William County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Prince William County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3B a year, or $19,346 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 5% 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 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince William County, VA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Prince William County 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 105, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Prince William County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,680 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Prince William County scores 67 for home inspectors (upper middle), #78 of 415 scored counties.
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