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Home inspectors in Clark County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #117 of 415 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Washington

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
26
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,437 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
121
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
532,119
+5.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home inspectors in Clark County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $19,437 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $3.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 21% 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.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Clark County in 2023. That is one for every 7,539 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Clark County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clark County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #117 of 415 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Washington.

How Clark County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Clark County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)121119100
Households per official establishment7,53914,73517,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,437$19,779$16,661
Median household income$97,536$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 26
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
532,119+5.3% since 2020
Households
196,017
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
823
Median household income
$97,536+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,385
Median home value
$522,900
Jobs located here
180,756
Daytime population
458,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1King County, WA76600.6131+3.1%#25 of 415
2Kitsap County, WA7480.7103+2.7%#37 of 415
3Snohomish County, WA73170.5147+4.9%#43 of 415
4Whatcom County, WA6550.5130+3.9%#88 of 415
5Pierce County, WA61210.6125+2.5%#113 of 415
6Clark County, WA60120.6121+5.3%#117 of 415
7Benton County, WA6091.262+6.9%#123 of 415
8Spokane County, WA58130.6114+3.2%#132 of 415
9Yakima County, WA4770.880+1.0%#220 of 415
10Thurston County, WA47121.071+2.8%#223 of 415

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Clark County, WA?

Clark County has 12 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Clark County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.8B a year, or $19,437 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 21% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 196,017 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, WA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Clark County has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 121, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Clark County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,539 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 532,119 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 196,017 households. Median household income in Clark County is $97,536, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Clark County scores 60 for home inspectors (upper middle), #117 of 415 scored counties.

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