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Home inspectors in Waukesha County, WI
How Waukesha County, WI 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #335 of 415 scored counties
#4 of 6 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,270 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 55
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For home inspectors, Waukesha County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #335 of 415 scored counties and #4 of 6 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $16,270 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Waukesha County spend about $2.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 45% 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 19 home inspectors on map listings in Waukesha County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Waukesha County in 2023. That is one for every 9,921 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Waukesha County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 55 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,921 | 21,561 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,270 | $14,211 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha 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 brokers38
- Property management55
- Mortgage brokers and lenders30
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Waukesha County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 home inspectors in Waukesha County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.7B a year, or $16,270 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 45% 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 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Waukesha 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 55, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 11, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,921 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 33 for home inspectors (lower middle), #335 of 415 scored counties.
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