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Home inspectors in Winnebago County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Winnebago County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #315 of 415 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,889 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
64
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,218
+1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Winnebago County is 37 (lower middle), #315 of 415 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $13,889 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Winnebago County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.

Winnebago County has 6 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Winnebago County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 18,167 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates show Winnebago County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Winnebago 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.

Home inspectors in Winnebago County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6497100
Households per official establishment18,16721,56117,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,889$14,211$16,661
Median household income$74,925$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

Population, 2025 estimate
174,218+1.4% since 2020
Households
72,667
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
395
Median household income
$74,925+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,286
Median home value
$225,800
Jobs located here
96,519
Daytime population
182,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Winnebago County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dane County, WI63160.691+4.9%#103 of 415
2Milwaukee County, WI56140.4143−1.5%#146 of 415
3Winnebago County, WI3760.864+1.4%#315 of 415
4Waukesha County, WI33191.155+2.4%#335 of 415
5Sheboygan County, WI2851.0530.0%#371 of 415
6Racine County, WI2781.054+0.4%#376 of 415

Other business types in Winnebago County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Winnebago County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 home inspectors in Winnebago County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Winnebago County, WI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1B a year, or $13,889 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 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 72,667 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Winnebago County, WI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Winnebago County has 0.8 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 33% 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, Winnebago County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,167 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Winnebago County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 174,218 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,667 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $74,925 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. Winnebago County scores 37 for home inspectors (lower middle), #315 of 415 scored counties.

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