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Home inspectors in Thurston County, WA
The home inspectors in Thurston County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #223 of 415 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,912 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 71
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Thurston County spend about $2.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,912 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 29% 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.
There are 12 home inspectors on map listings in Thurston County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Thurston County in 2023. That is one for every 10,809 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Thurston County.
Population estimates show Thurston County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Thurston County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #223 of 415 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in Washington.
How Thurston 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 | Thurston County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 71 | 119 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 10,809 | 14,735 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,912 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 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
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Thurston 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 Thurston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Thurston 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers50
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors47
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Thurston County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home inspectors in Thurston County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.2B a year, or $18,912 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 29% 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 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Thurston County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 71, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Thurston County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,809 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Thurston County scores 47 for home inspectors (lower middle), #223 of 415 scored counties.
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