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Home inspectors in Racine County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Racine County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #376 of 415 scored counties
#6 of 6 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,204 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 54
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 198,919
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, Racine County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #376 of 415 scored counties and #6 of 6 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 home inspectors in Racine County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Racine County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,204 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 46% 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Racine County in 2023. That is one for every 13,401 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Racine County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Racine County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Racine County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 54 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 13,401 | 21,561 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,204 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,096 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $760K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Racine 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 Racine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 198,919+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 80,406
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 333 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 594
- Median household income
- $78,096+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,261
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 75,599
- Daytime population
- 171,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Racine County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dane County, WI | 63 | 16 | 0.6 | 91 | +4.9% | #103 of 415 |
| 2Milwaukee County, WI | 56 | 14 | 0.4 | 143 | −1.5% | #146 of 415 |
| 3Winnebago County, WI | 37 | 6 | 0.8 | 64 | +1.4% | #315 of 415 |
| 4Waukesha County, WI | 33 | 19 | 1.1 | 55 | +2.4% | #335 of 415 |
| 5Sheboygan County, WI | 28 | 5 | 1.0 | 53 | 0.0% | #371 of 415 |
| 6Racine County, WI | 27 | 8 | 1.0 | 54 | +0.4% | #376 of 415 |
Other business types in Racine 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 estate51
- Real estate agents and brokers55
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders62
- Home inspectors27
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Racine County, WI?
Racine County has 8 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Racine County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $14,204 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 46% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 80,406 households in Racine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Racine County, WI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Racine 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 54, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Racine County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,401 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Racine County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Racine County at 198,919 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,406 households. Median household income in Racine County is $78,096, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Racine County scores 27 for home inspectors (lower middle), #376 of 415 scored counties.
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