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Home inspectors in Whatcom County, WA
How Whatcom County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #88 of 415 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,166 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 130
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home inspectors in Whatcom County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.
At $18,166 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Whatcom County spend about $1.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Whatcom County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 13,432 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Whatcom County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Whatcom County is 65 (upper middle), #88 of 415 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whatcom 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 | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 130 | 119 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 13,432 | 14,735 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,166 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents 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 Whatcom 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 estate38
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders48
- Home inspectors65
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Whatcom County, WA?
Whatcom County has 5 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Whatcom County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.7B a year, or $18,166 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 30% 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 94,021 households in Whatcom County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whatcom County, WA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Whatcom County has 0.5 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 130, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Whatcom County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,432 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Whatcom County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whatcom County at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in Whatcom County is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Whatcom County scores 65 for home inspectors (upper middle), #88 of 415 scored counties.
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