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Home inspectors in Island County, WA
The home inspectors in Island County, WA, 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $670.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,650 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 64
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Island County spend about $670.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,650 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 36% 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.
Island County has 4 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Island County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Island County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 home inspectors on map listings, Island County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Island 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.
| Measure | Island County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 64 | 119 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,735 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,650 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Island 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 Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Island County?
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Washington, with Island County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 76 | 60 | 0.6 | 131 | +3.1% | #25 of 415 |
| 2Kitsap County, WA | 74 | 8 | 0.7 | 103 | +2.7% | #37 of 415 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 73 | 17 | 0.5 | 147 | +4.9% | #43 of 415 |
| 4Whatcom County, WA | 65 | 5 | 0.5 | 130 | +3.9% | #88 of 415 |
| 5Pierce County, WA | 61 | 21 | 0.6 | 125 | +2.5% | #113 of 415 |
| 6Clark County, WA | 60 | 12 | 0.6 | 121 | +5.3% | #117 of 415 |
| 7Benton County, WA | 60 | 9 | 1.2 | 62 | +6.9% | #123 of 415 |
| 8Spokane County, WA | 58 | 13 | 0.6 | 114 | +3.2% | #132 of 415 |
| 9Yakima County, WA | 47 | 7 | 0.8 | 80 | +1.0% | #220 of 415 |
| 10Thurston County, WA | 47 | 12 | 1.0 | 71 | +2.8% | #223 of 415 |
| Island County, WA | Not scored | 4 | 1.1 | 64 | −1.5% |
Other business types in Island 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management43
- Mortgage brokers and lenders57
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Island County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 home inspectors in Island County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Island County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Island County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $670.9M a year, or $18,650 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 36% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,972 households in Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Island County, WA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Island County has 1.1 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 64, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Island County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Island County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Island County at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. The median household income in Island County is $90,551 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Island County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Island County. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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