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Home inspectors in Roanoke city, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$589.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,518 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
224
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
99,111
−0.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 home inspector in Roanoke city. That is 0.2 per 10,000 households.

At $13,518 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Roanoke city spend about $589.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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 4 businesses with payroll in Roanoke city classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 10,894 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Roanoke city from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 home inspector on map listings, Roanoke city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Roanoke 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.

Home inspectors in Roanoke city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoanoke cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.20.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)224137100
Households per official establishment10,89422,14317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.9%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,518$16,844$16,661
Median household income$55,378$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$140K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke city

Population, 2025 estimate
99,111−0.8% since 2020
Households
43,575
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
43 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,313
Median household income
$55,378+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,578
Median home value
$190,500
Jobs located here
69,862
Daytime population
125,030Residents 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 Roanoke city 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
Roanoke city, VANot scored10.2224−0.8%

Other business types in Roanoke city

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Roanoke city, VA?

There is 1 home inspector on map listings in Roanoke city as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Roanoke city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $589.1M a year, or $13,518 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 43,575 households in Roanoke city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roanoke city, VA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Roanoke city has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Roanoke city would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,894 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Roanoke city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Roanoke city at 99,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,575 households. Median household income in Roanoke city is $55,378, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Roanoke city has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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